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"Mera Joota Hai Japani" (pronounced [ˈmeːɾɑː ˈdʒuːtaː ɦɛː dʒaːˈpaːniː]; lit. ' My Shoes are Japanese ') is a Hindi song with music composed by Shankar Jaikishan and lyrics written by Shailendra. It was featured in the 1955 Bollywood film Shree 420, performed by popular Bollywood actor Raj Kapoor, though sung by playback singer ...
The music was composed by the team of Shankar Jaikishan, and the lyrics were penned by Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri. Shree 420 was the highest-grossing Indian film of 1955, [ 2 ] the highest grossing Indian film of all time at the time of its release and the song " Mera Joota Hai Japani " ("My Shoes are Japanese"), sung by Mukesh , became ...
Lyricist, writer, and director Gulzar has stated on many occasions that Shailendra was the best lyricist produced by the Hindi film industry. [27] Shailendra's song Mera Joota Hai Japani was featured in the 2016 Hollywood movie Deadpool (2016). [28]
Featuring songs like Mera Joota Hai Japani - a patriotic anthem that resonated deeply with newly independent India - the film remains a timeless classic celebrated for its music, storytelling and ...
His films Aag, Shree 420 and Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai (In the country where the Ganges flows) celebrated the newly independent India, and encouraged film-goers to be patriots. Raj Kapoor commissioned these famous lyrics for Mera Joota Hai Japani, a song from the movie Shree 420: Mera joota hai Japani (My shoes are Japanese)
Other examples are - "Ghar Aaya Mera Pardesi" from Awaara (1951) which was copied from Ala Baladi El Mahboub by Umm Kulthum, "Ajeeb Dastan Hai Yeh" from Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai (1960) is based on "My Lips Are Sealed" by Jim Reeves, "April Fool Banaya, To Unko Gussa Aaya" from April Fool (1964) had similarities to "Take Me Back To Cairo", sung ...
Mera Joota Hai Japani: Shri 420: Shankar Jaikishan: Shailendra: Mukesh: 1956 Ae Dil Hai Mushkil Jeena Yaha C.I.D. O. P. Nayyar: Majrooh Sultanpuri: Mohammed Rafi, Geeta Dutt: 1957 Zara Saamne Toh Aao Chhaliye Janam Janam Ke Phere S. N. Tripathi: Bharat Vyas: Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi: 1958 Hai Apna Dil Toh Awara Solva Saal: S. D. Burman ...
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