Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare’s “Bam Bam Riddim” is sampled on the Bollywood movie soundtrack “Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiyathe.” Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon’s romantic Bollywood drama, referred to as an ‘impossible love story,” was released in India on February 9, just in time for Valentine’s Week and the music video with the sample already has almost 100 million views on YouTube since its January 29 release.
“Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya” is helmed by singer Amit Joshi and Aradhana Sah, with backing from Dinesh Vijan, Jyoti Deshpande, and Laxman Utekar.
Starring Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon as the leading pair, TBMAUJ presents a new on-screen couple, sparking excitement among their fans eager to witness their chemistry unfold. In this article, we delve into the film’s plot, introduce the rest of the cast, and highlight other essential details.
In the movie, Shahid’s character Aryan becomes enchanted by SIFRA, portrayed by Kriti, without realizing that SIFRA stands for Super Intelligent Female Robot Automation. As Aryan spends more time with SIFRA, his feelings deepen, until one day he discovers her true nature when her battery runs low. A shocking revelation follows: Aryan realizes he has been in love with a robot all along.
“Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya” blends elements of romance, comedy, and science fiction, crafting an extraordinary love story that captivates audiences with an ensemble cast including Dharmendra, Dimple Kapadia, Rakesh Bedi, alongside Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon. Directed and written by Amit Joshi and Aradhana Sah, with cinematography by Laxman Utekar and editing by Manish Pradhan, the music is composed by a talented team including Sachin-Jigar, Raghav, Tanishk Bagchi, and Mitraz. Produced by Dinesh Vijan’s Maddock Films and Jio Studios, this Shahid-Kriti starrer promises an entertaining cinematic experience.
When questioned about the film’s lengthy title, Shahid Kapoor defended it in an interview, drawing parallels to iconic films like DDLJ, which also had extensive titles during a time when shorter names were in vogue, such as Ghayal, Ghatak, and Jeet.
The “Bam Bam Riddim” goes all the way back to the 1960 with Toots & The Maytals winning the Jamaica Cultural Development Cooperation’s Festival Song with the song Bam Bam in 1966.
“Bam Bam” went on to inspire numerous cover versions, including renditions by Sister Nancy, Yellowman, and Pliers vision which was produced by Sly and Robbie.
Explaining how the “Bam Bam riddim” came about Sly explained, “There is a music in Jamaica called mento, and we were looking at memo and the development coming from Mento to Ska, there is a dance that they do, they hold the piece of rope about their neck and they dance around the pole and they whine up around the pole, we were looking at the movements of that and thats a part of the dance, so we exactly play the riddim just like they were dancing to brukins or one of those things.”
“If you notice, there wasn’t no hi-hat in it, thats the way they move. So we were playing just to the groove they were moving. A just music, some people will dance to it some people won’t dance to it. One of those things.
It was also sampled in several hip-hop classics and interpolated into Lauryn Hill’s “Lost Ones.” However, Toots revealed that he did not receive any financial benefit from these countless cover versions. “People keep singing it repeatedly, and they don’t even pay me a compliment,” Toots expressed to Boomshots. “I haven’t received any money from that song until now.”
