Baby Doll (Kanika Kapoor song)
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Baby Doll is a Hindi dance song sung by Indian Bollywood playback singer Kanika Kapoor for the Bollywood movie Ragini MMS 2 pictured on the lead actress of the film, Sunny Leone. For this song Kanika Kapoor won Filmfare Awards of best female playback singer.
Critical reception
Baby Doll received mainly positive reviews from critics. Reviewers from Times of India wrote− Meet Bros Anjjan lead from the front with Baby Doll, also featuring the vocals of Kanika Kapoor with lyrics by Kumaar. The hit Punjabi track, currently sitting pretty on the numero uno position on the Mirchi Top 20 Bollywood chart, is a hook-filled dance number that has definite repeat value.[1]
Mohar Basu of Koimoi wrote− Baby Doll song is energetic and vibrant. Kanika Kapoor’s enticing voice is so powerful that you can’t abandon this song even if you intend to. Meet Bros. give quite an alluring song, with the right techno beats working off the trance ambiance of this sensational party number. But the song can be expected to take a backseat when the show gets all sunny! [2]
Mitesh Saraf from Planet Bollywood wrote− Meet Bros Anjjan kick starts with "Baby Doll" that has in it to be a chartbuster straightaway even if one ignores the scorching screen presence of Sunny Leone which is shot in a way to gain lots of hooting and holla from its target segment. Debutant Kanika Kapoor strikes gold with her magnetic voice that brings on the required sensuality in this composition; add to that some English and Punjabi rap portions by Meet Brothers and Kunal Avanti with some Urban-Punjabi lyrics by Kumaar. Grab this 'doll' right now![3]
Joginder Tuteja from Rediff wrote− The album starts with Meet Brothers' Anjjan singing the fiery Kumaar written Baby Doll. The song has chartbuster written all over it. The Punjabi-Hindi-English number has some naughty lyrics complementing Sunny Leone's presence in the film. It is also special due to Kanika Kapoor’s unique singing style. With Meet Brothers' Anjjan giving her good support behind the mike, Kanika has good fun making her debut in Bollywood.[4]
Rafat from Glamsham stated that 'Baby Doll' is rendered superbly by the composers Meet Bros Anjjan, Kunal and Kanika. The superb rhythm hooks instantly and so do the designed to thrill music. The cute and simple Punjabi lyrics add to the charm and its music video picturized on the sizzling Sunny will work big time. [5]
Suanshu Khurana of Indian Express wrote that Baby doll sticks from the moment the first hook hits us. One of the more vibrant item numbers after Munni, the star of the song is Kanika Kapoor, the raw texture of whose slightly shrill voice sounds right out of a ladies sangeet in the interiors of Punjab. There is also a Zandu Balm reference (second in the history of Bollywood music, first one being in Munni) in a coarsely crafted one liner that goes Laava Zandu balm je nachde pai jan thamka. What’s more interesting is the track’s orchestration, which is quite contemporary as all the beats have come out of an octopad. The trademark tumbi is the only Punjabi folk instrument, which rings throughout.[6]
Reviewers from Bollywood Life stated− This foot-tapping number will get you hooked from the word go. While Meet Brothers Anjjan have done a fine job with the music wethinks this track totally belongs to Kanika. Her dumdaar voice takes this peppy number to another level. And though the video featuring the very hot Sunny Leone is interesting, you would like the song even if you gave it a miss.[7]
Release and performance
A teaser video of the song was released on YouTube 6 February 2014.[1] The video song was released on YouTube on 12 February 2014.[1] The audio song was released as a single on 14 February 2014.[8]
Chart performance
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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| iTunes Indian Charts | 1 | [9] |
| iTunes Tajik Charts | 5 | [10] |
| Planet Bollywood Top Songs Chart | 2 | [11] |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Nominee | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| 2015 | Kanika Kapoor | Filmfare Awards | Best Female Playback Singer | Won | [12] |
| GiMA Awards | Best Female Playback Singer | [13] | |||
| Screen Awards | Best Female Playback Singer | Nominated | [14] | ||
| Star Guild Awards | Best Female Playback Singer | Won | [15] | ||
| 2014 | BIG Star Entertainment Awards | Most Entertaining Singer (Female) | [16] | ||
| Stardust Awards | Best Playback Singer – Female | [17] |
References
- ^ a b c Durham, Bryan (March 14, 2014). "Ragini MMS 2 Music Review". The Times of India. Retrieved April 6, 2015. Cite error: The named reference "toi" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Basu, Mohar (March 8, 2014). "Ragini MMS 2 Music Review". Koimoi. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
- ^ Saraf, Mitesh. "Ragini MMS 2 - music review". Planet Bollywood. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ Tuteja, Joginder (8 March 2014). "Ragini MMS 2 music is a pleasant surprise". Rediff. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "Ragini MMS 2 music review". Glamsham. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ Khurana, Suanshu (21 March 2014). "Music Review: Ragini MMS 2". The Indian Express. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "Ragini MMS 2 music review: Yo Yo Honey Singh steals the show!". BollywoodLife. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "Baby Doll − single". MixRadio. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ "Indian iTunes top 100 list of 21 March 2014". iTunes Archive. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ "Tajik iTunes top 100 list of 22 April 2014". iTunes Archive. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ Mitesh Saraf (6 April 2014). "2 States Rule the charts, Baby Doll is still a rage!". Planet Bollywood. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ "60th Britannia Filmfare Awards 2014: Complete list of winners". The Times of India. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ ""Baby Doll" song details". Myswar. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ "21st Annual Life OK Screen Awards nominations". The Indian Express. January 7, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
- ^ "Winners of 10th Renault Star Guild Awards". Bollywood Hungama. January 12, 2015. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
- ^ "BIG STAR Entertainment Awards 2014 Nominations". BIG FM 92.7. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ^ "Happy New Year Sweeps Stardust Awards, Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone Win Top Honours". NDTV. December 15, 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
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