Not Dabangg 2, the story of ‘Phulauri Bina Chutney’ is 56 years old, now folk tune will echo again in Dhamaal 4

New Delhi . The immortal tune of Bhojpuri folk music ‘Phulauri Bina Chutney Kaise Bani’ is once again in the news. This popular folk tune has been recreated in the new song ‘Chutni’ from the film ‘Dhamaal 4’, after which it is being discussed a lot from social media to the entertainment world. Although most people associate this song with Salman Khan’s film ‘Dabangg 2’, its real story is much older and interesting. This song came out of Bhojpuri folk culture to the Caribbean countries about 56 years ago and from there it was successful in making its mark in the whole world.

‘Phulauri Bina Chutney Kaise Bani’ is basically a traditional Bhojpuri folk song. Phulauri is a popular dish, usually eaten with chutney. For this reason, the line of the song ‘Phulauri bina chutney kaise bani’ gives the message that some things are incomplete without each other. This simple but effective feeling connects this song with the common people.

According to historians, the indentured laborers who went from India to many Caribbean countries including Trinidad and Tobago in the 19th century also took with them the heritage of Bhojpuri language, culture and folk songs. ‘Phulauri Bina Chutney Kaise Bani’ was also included in those songs. With time this song became a part of the local culture and continued to be sung from generation to generation.

The biggest credit for giving global recognition to this song goes to the famous singer Sundar Popo. Sundar Popo, known as the ‘King of Chutney Music’, experimented around the year 1969 by combining Bhojpuri folk tunes with Caribbean music and modern beats. His song ‘Phulauri bina chutney kaise bani’ gained immense popularity. This was the period when a new musical style called ‘Chutney Music’ came before the world. People liked this unique confluence of Bhojpuri folk music, Indian tunes and Caribbean rhythms very much.

The famous duo of Babla and Kanchan took this song to new heights in India. The version presented by him in the 1980s proved to be a superhit. A large number of Indian listeners heard this song for the first time through this version. After this, the Bhojpuri music world also adopted this tune to its fullest. Many artists including folk singer Kalpana Patwari sang it in their own style and this song became a folk anthem of Bhojpuri culture.

Bollywood also did not remain untouched by the charm of this popular tune. A glimpse of it was seen in the 1994 film ‘Ghar Ki Izzat’, but in the year 2012, the work of spreading it to the new generation was done through the film ‘Dabangg 2’. This version, sung by Mamta Sharma and Wajid Ali, proved to be a hit across the country and is still on people’s lips even today.

Now once again this historical tune is returning to the audience through the film ‘Dhamal 4’. In the recently released song ‘Chutni’, Riteish Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi, Javed Jaffrey and Anjali Deshpande are seen in a fun-filled style. The song has been presented with modern music, but its folk tune still holds the same freshness and familiarity.

Starting from Bhojpuri villages, reaching the Caribbean countries and then reaching the glittering world of Bollywood, ‘Phulauri Bina Chutney Kaise Bani’ is not just a song, but a symbol of the global journey of Indian folk culture. This is the reason why despite the changing times, changing generations and new music trends, the magic of this song still persists.