Ram Chahe Leela
| "Ram Chahe Leelaa" | |
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Priyanka Chopra as featured in the song
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| Item number by Bhoomi Trivedi | |
| from the album Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela | |
| Language | Hindi |
| Released | October 23, 2013 |
| Genre | Bollywood Item number |
| Length | 4:04 |
| Label | Eros |
| Composer(s) | Sanjay Leela Bhansali |
| Producer(s) | Sanjay Leela Bhansali |
"Ram Chahe Leela" (English: Ram Loves Leela) is a 2013 item number featuring Priyanka Chopra and Ranveer Singh from the film Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The song was sung by Bhoomi Trivedi and was written by Siddharth-Garima and was composed by Bhansali.
The song is love ballad. The song and video became a hit shortly after its release, with the song topping the charts in India. The video features Priyanka Chopra as a nautch girl performing mujra signing about the relationship between Ram and Leela. The video was choreographed by Prabhudeva's brother VishnuDeva and was directed by Bhansali.
The song features new dance steps, mostly complicated ones. Priyanka was praised for her dance and her look from the song was widely covered by the media.
"Ram Chahe Leela" is an introductory song of the two protagonists -Ram and Leela, hinting at the dynamics of their relation in the film. The vocals for the song are given by 'Indian Idol' fame Bhoomi Trivedi, while the lyrics are written by Siddharth-Garima. The song is choreographed by Vishnudeva.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali approached Aishwarya Rai and Priyanka Chopra for an item number in his film at the same time. Media reported that Rai was offered a song named "Thappad Se Dar Nahi Lagta, Pyaar Se Dar Lagtaa Hai", which was meant to be her comeback to films after a long hiatus. However, Rai did not approve the lyrics of the song which were similar to a dialogue of Salman Khan's 2011 film Dabangg. Rai asked Bhansaali to change the lyrics. However, Bhansaali offered Chopra a song with the changed lyrics, which she accepted. Deccan Chronicle published "Bhansali is known to approach more than one actor for any project. While he discussed the song with Aishwarya, Priyanka was also kept in the loop and was offered a song in the film for the same situation. However, the reasons of Chopra being given a different remained unknown."
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