Do they look great together or what? We were all very nervous, unsure of what and how Mahira would live up to the expectations that set in after the magic that ‘Zaalima’ created. But Mahira lives up to all expectations and more as she completely owns her character while sharing superb chemistry with Shah Rukh Khan in the garba dance number, ‘Udi Udi Jaye’, which was released on YouTube yesterday. Raees is scheduled to release on January 25 (and maybe not in Pakistan, to our dismay) and so SRK is intelligently teasing his fans’ obsession by alternately releasing images and songs in the run-up.
Sung by Sukhwinder Singh, Bhoomi Trivedi and Karsan Sagathia, the song is a happy and festive dance track, meant to lift one’s spirits as high as the referenced kites. And it builds on the relationship between Raees’ expected grey character and his wife, Aasiya’s influence in his life. The song reveals her character, just a bit, as confident, strong, playful and coquettish when it comes to the love of her life. It begins with her dancing in front of the mirror as he steals glances from behind the curtain and ends with her winking at him in the Aarsi-mirror ritual at their nikkah.
Released in tune and time for the Gujrati Makar Sankranti festival, this song will surely be a hit for those celebrating!