Though an item number, Aaj Ki Raat, a song from Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao starrer Stree 2, is on everyone’s lips. The song voiced by Sachin-Jigar, Madhubanti Bagchi, Divya Kumar, and Amitabh Bhattacharya, featuring Tamannaah Bhatia is a craze.
Aaj Ki Raat has been running for eight weeks on the Billboard, and was positioned at number one for six consecutive weeks. And on YouTube, it has garnered more than 350 million views.
The music composer duo Sachin-Jigar have been churning out one hit after the other – Akhiyaan Gulabi (Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljah Jiya), Tainu Khabar Nahi (Munjya) and Aayi Nahi (Stree 2).
Sachin, in a recent interview, said this is what they have been working for, love of the audience – great music and songs. Jigar noted that there are times when the film works but the music sinks, and times when music is a hit but the film tanks. He said everything looks so aligned when everything works, and this is exactly what has been happening with recent films having their music – it’s magical.
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The song Aaj Ki Raat, featuring Tamannaah Bhatia, is about a night of beauty and desire with the lyrics going like this:
Thodi fursat bhi meri jaan kabhi
Baahon ko deejiye
Thodi fursat bhi meri jaan kabhi
Baahon ke deejiye
Aaj ki raat maza husn ka…
Here’s how the Billboard Chart looks like for Week of September 28
Songs | Movie/Singer | Last Week | Peak Position | Weeks On Chart |
Aaj Ki Raat | Stree 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Aayi Nai | Stree 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Millionaire | Yo Yo Honey Singh | 5 | 3 | 4 |
Shree Hanuman Chalisa | Hariharan | 6 | 1 | 137 |
Tauba Tauba | Bad Newz | 7 | 1 | 11 |
Jo Tum Mere Ho | Anuv Jain | 17 | 6 | 2 |
Illuminati | Dabzee, Sushin Shyam, and Vinayak Sasikumar | 9 | 2 | 23 |
Ishq | Faheem Abdullah X Rauhan Malik | 10 | 8 | 3 |
Deva Shree Ganesha | Ajay Gogavale | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Sajni | Laapataa Ladies | 12 | 1 | 20 |