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We swayed to Yeh bheja garden hai,man ka taanpura,frustration mein chhede sirf ek hi raag from Delhi Belly as the era of Urdu lyrics that Gulzar celebrated made way for young guns blazing away in the language of the canteen.

• Written by Somya Lakhani
• January 22, 2012 05:47 AM IST
1 min read

We swayed to Yeh bheja garden hai,man ka taanpura,frustration mein chhede sirf ek hi raag from Delhi Belly as the era of Urdu lyrics that Gulzar celebrated made way for young guns blazing away in the language of the canteen. Munni and Sheila also rocked popular imagination and became youth anthems. And then DK Bose,the innuendo-heavy song from Delhi Belly,assumed cult status,making shock power an admirable musical quality. Anyway,after “luv” and sex made their entry into songs last year,we weren’t expecting lyrical depth in 2011. We did not get any.

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