Pyaar ki Pungi

"Pungi"
Saif Ali Khan as featured in the song
Item number by Pritam feat. Mika Singh from the album Agent Vinod
Released	February 29, 2012
Genre	Bollywood Item number
Length	4:43
Label	T-Series
Composer(s)	Pritam Chakraborty
Language	Hindi

"Pungi" (or popularly called "Pyaar ki Pungi") is an item number sung by Mika Singh from the 2012 Bollywood movie Agent Vinod. It features Saif Ali Khan and Mallika Haydon. The song is composed by music director Pritam, while the lyrics are penned by lyricist Amitabh Bhattacharya. The moves are choreographed by Jasmin Oza.^[1]

Production

Lead actor Saif Ali Khan describes the song as an extension to a scene where his character is being watched by CCTV cameras. Director Sriram Raghavan tells that he does not want to shift the viewers' attention from the main theme of the film, and hence the song will be used exclusively for promotional purposes. Choreographer Prabhudeva, who previously worked with Saif in an advertisement for Amul innerwear said that he wanted to give Saif a certain uniqueness in the steps, keeping him comfortable at the same time.^[2]

The song also features Mallika Haydon, who has also appeared in the song I'll do the talking from the same movie. Mallika describes the song as "more of narration of the story", and says she does not have many moves in it.^[3]

Plagiarism concerns

There have been concerns raised about the song's alleged similarity to the song "Soosan Khanoom" by Iranian pop band Barobax. But Pritam refutes the allegations, saying that the two songs are not similar.^[2]

References

1. "Full Song: Agent Vinod's peppy Pyaar ki Pungi". Hindustan Times. 1 March 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
2. "Will Saif's item number overshadow Kareena's mujra?". IANS. 1 March 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
3. "Meet Saif Ali Khan's new lady in Agent Vinod and a little rap of very famous comic actor jaaved jaafri". Glamsham. Retrieved 19 March 2012. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)