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The immense popularity of the song prompted many comparisons between the song and Munni Badnaam Hui, from the 2010 movie Dabangg.
Influences
Katrina Kaif stated that Farah Khan presented her with DVDs of Madhuri Dixit's movies, so that Katrina could concentrate on Dixit's dances. Kaif then stated that it helped her a lot. Kaif describes her performance in this song as "one of the raunchiest" she has ever done.Reception
The song was extremely well received by film critics, who praised the choreography of Farah Khan and the moves of Katrina. Anupama Chopra of NDTV wrote, "Farah continues to be the consummate choreographer – So, Sheila ki Jawani has a superb, infectious energy". Nikhat Kazmi of the Times of India wrote "Of course Sheela Ki Jawani is eye-popping chartbuster fare and adds another definition to the item number with Katrina's explosive rendition".The reception of the song from the public was very positive, and it turned out to be one of the biggest hits of the year, along with Munni badnaam hui from Dabangg. Malaika Arora Khan, who featured in Munni badnaam hui was frequently compared with Kaif, in what was popularly known as the "Munni vs Sheila" debate.
Controversy
In December 2010, a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed in the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court, with the petitioner asking for a ban of the song, claiming it was "indecent" and "immoral".However, the movie was released with minimal cuts, and was given a U/A censor rating, without the song being cut.
Movie Review
Farah Khan is indeed a fun-loving person with a pronounced sense of humour,as has been
evident in her earlier films. If Main Hoon Naa had a delightful sense of fun permeating
through the college campus where most of the drama unfolded, then Om Shanti Om used Bollywood's favourite theme -- reincarnation -- with a sparkling, tongue-in-cheek tenor
that made the implausible end up as uproarious fun. Tees Maar Khan too is purported to
be total fun and begins on a promising note, with the actors creating havoc on screen from
the word go. Unborn Akshay kicking in his Bollywood-crazy mother's womb, all grown-up
Akshay breaking the law and bragging about it in bindaas style, dim-witted Anya (Katrina)
doing the Sheela Ki Jawani number with aplomb and basking in her B-grade starlet status,
an edgy superstar (Akshaye Khanna) tearing his hair apart for having missed the Oscar to
Anil Kapoor's Slumdog Millionaire act...you begin to settle down for loads of masti and
dhamaal as the show unfolds.
But
post interval, you end up restless. And fidgety. Because nothing really
connects.
The film maker has always treated Bollywood cinema with a fond irreverence and
has laughed at many of the sacrosanct givens of the mainstream formula. But all the
jokes and the jibes have been incorporated in a storyline and a screenplay that has
always managed to have an emotional connect, like old-fashioned Hindi cinema has.
Main Hoon Naa reiterated the bhai-bhai bond and OSO applauded the eternal
love story that seems to be staple Bollywood fare. Sadly, Tees Maar Khan begins
as a spoof and remains a spoof, till the very end. All the characters end up as mere
caricatures and completely fail to build up an emotional quotient in the film. The
protagonist, Tees Maar Khan, ends up as a much-applauded character in the film,
but you don't feel like putting your hands together for him because even his con act
leaves you cold. Katrina Kaif's Anya is the strangest heroine act till now. Completely
over the top and completely brainless, she has nothing alluring about her, till the very
end. All she does is rant, rave and live up to the dumb girlfriend/item girl stereotype,
donning rollers in her hair and declaring `You dirty dog' over and over again.
The only exaggeration that seems to work here is Akshaye Khanna. He plays the
Oscar-crazy superstar as a hysterical madcap and somehow manages to pull off
the joke. A complete surprise act from the generally staid and sober Akshaye Khanna!
The film might have worked if it had buffered its spoof-and-satire stance with some
emotional drama too. For there is only this much you can laugh at Danny Boyle
becoming Danny Doyle and Manoj Night Shyamalan becoming Manoj Day Ramalan.
If the drama fails to touch you, the music (Vishal-Shekhar) doesn't remain with you
too long. Of course Sheela Ki Jawani is eye-popping chartbuster fare and adds another
definition to the item number with Katrina's explosive rendition. But eventually,
fun needs a foundation too and spoofs need some substance to carry them through.
TMK has colour, humour, pace but nothing does seem to fall in place in terms of plot and
character connect.
The film maker has always treated Bollywood cinema with a fond irreverence and
has laughed at many of the sacrosanct givens of the mainstream formula. But all the
jokes and the jibes have been incorporated in a storyline and a screenplay that has
always managed to have an emotional connect, like old-fashioned Hindi cinema has.
Main Hoon Naa reiterated the bhai-bhai bond and OSO applauded the eternal
love story that seems to be staple Bollywood fare. Sadly, Tees Maar Khan begins
as a spoof and remains a spoof, till the very end. All the characters end up as mere
caricatures and completely fail to build up an emotional quotient in the film. The
protagonist, Tees Maar Khan, ends up as a much-applauded character in the film,
but you don't feel like putting your hands together for him because even his con act
leaves you cold. Katrina Kaif's Anya is the strangest heroine act till now. Completely
over the top and completely brainless, she has nothing alluring about her, till the very
end. All she does is rant, rave and live up to the dumb girlfriend/item girl stereotype,
donning rollers in her hair and declaring `You dirty dog' over and over again.
The only exaggeration that seems to work here is Akshaye Khanna. He plays the
Oscar-crazy superstar as a hysterical madcap and somehow manages to pull off
the joke. A complete surprise act from the generally staid and sober Akshaye Khanna!
The film might have worked if it had buffered its spoof-and-satire stance with some
emotional drama too. For there is only this much you can laugh at Danny Boyle
becoming Danny Doyle and Manoj Night Shyamalan becoming Manoj Day Ramalan.
If the drama fails to touch you, the music (Vishal-Shekhar) doesn't remain with you
too long. Of course Sheela Ki Jawani is eye-popping chartbuster fare and adds another
definition to the item number with Katrina's explosive rendition. But eventually,
fun needs a foundation too and spoofs need some substance to carry them through.
TMK has colour, humour, pace but nothing does seem to fall in place in terms of plot and
character connect.
Munni vs Sheila
As the year closes with Sheila fighting it out with Munni on the
dance floor, Dipti Nagpaul-D’
Souza looks at the craze for “item” songs that keeps coming back.IN September this
year, Arbaaz Khan boasted of having given his wife one of the biggest hits of her career.
He was referring to the item song Munni Badnaam Hui in his home production Dabangg,
filmed on Malaika Arora Khan. But before the year could close, Sheila Ki Jawani f
rom Farah Khan’s Tees Maar Khan, with a sizzling, belly-dancing Katrina Kaif, is
threatening to displace Munni from the top slot, as social networking sites overflow
with comparisons between the two songs.
“I just went to Vishal-Shekhar with the three words ‘Sheila Ki Jawani’ and told them I
wanted a groovy song written and composed around them. That’s how Sheila was born,” r
ecounts Farah. Industry grapevine has it that inspired by the songs’ success, Samir Karnik
has also had a similar number shot for his film Yamla Pagla Deewana, starring Dharmendra
with sons Sunny and Bobby Deol. Even Rohan Sippy is said to have signed on Deepika
Padukone for a steamy remixed version of Dum Maaro Dum for his next film by the same
name.
The year may have seen a surge in item songs in Bollywood — the last big success was
Beedi, starring Bipasha Basu, in the 2006-release Omkara — but the trend dates back to
the ’50s. “Helen remains one of the most memorable names even today. Back then, vamps
mostly doubled up as sensuous vixens,” recounts Ramesh Sippy. The classic RD
Burman hit Mehbooba, Mehbooba from Sholay had Helen play a gypsy girl, which he terms
as the “alternative to the vamp or cabaret dancer image”.... contd.
Souza looks at the craze for “item” songs that keeps coming back.IN September this
year, Arbaaz Khan boasted of having given his wife one of the biggest hits of her career.
He was referring to the item song Munni Badnaam Hui in his home production Dabangg,
filmed on Malaika Arora Khan. But before the year could close, Sheila Ki Jawani f
rom Farah Khan’s Tees Maar Khan, with a sizzling, belly-dancing Katrina Kaif, is
threatening to displace Munni from the top slot, as social networking sites overflow
with comparisons between the two songs.
“I just went to Vishal-Shekhar with the three words ‘Sheila Ki Jawani’ and told them I
wanted a groovy song written and composed around them. That’s how Sheila was born,” r
ecounts Farah. Industry grapevine has it that inspired by the songs’ success, Samir Karnik
has also had a similar number shot for his film Yamla Pagla Deewana, starring Dharmendra
with sons Sunny and Bobby Deol. Even Rohan Sippy is said to have signed on Deepika
Padukone for a steamy remixed version of Dum Maaro Dum for his next film by the same
name.
The year may have seen a surge in item songs in Bollywood — the last big success was
Beedi, starring Bipasha Basu, in the 2006-release Omkara — but the trend dates back to
the ’50s. “Helen remains one of the most memorable names even today. Back then, vamps
mostly doubled up as sensuous vixens,” recounts Ramesh Sippy. The classic RD
Burman hit Mehbooba, Mehbooba from Sholay had Helen play a gypsy girl, which he terms
as the “alternative to the vamp or cabaret dancer image”.... contd.
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