By
Senorita Shreya Lakra
| Published: Tuesday, January 2, 2024, 15:15 [IST]
The entry song 'Jamal Kudu' featuring actor Bobby Deol in the film Animal has garnered significant popularity since the movie's release. Let's delve into a brief history of this notable song.
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The widely recognized Iranian song 'Jamaal Jamaaloo' served as the inspiration for the popular track 'Jamal Kudu' in the film Animal.
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The lyrics are said to have their origin in southern Iran.
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The song was originally performed in the 1950s by the Kharazemi Girls High School's Shirazi Choir, and it has since gained popularity as a wedding song.
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It is said to be a translation of the same-titled poem by well-known Iranian poet Bijan Smandar.
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The hook line ‘Jamal Jamalek Jamaloo Jamal Kudu’ means ‘Oh my love, my beloved, my sweet love!’.
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The song is a duet between an Iranian white woman and a Zangi black man (Afro-Iranian with origin from Zanzibar) from southern Iran.
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The song has received 20,282,441 views so far on Youtube.
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