'Animal': Bobby Deol's entry song 'Jamal Kudu' sung by yesteryear actress Mumtaaz's niece, singer reacts to the craze

Bobby Deol’s entry song Jamal Kudu in the recent blockbuster Animal has become a rage and still continues to gratify people’s appetite for great music. But do you know this pulsating number that has gone viral has been sung by veteran actress Mumtaaz’s niece Shahnaaz Randhawa? The singer has now reacted to the rage of the number. In an interview with senior film journalist and editor, Chaitanya Padukone, Shahnaaz revealed, “Both my grandparents belong to Iran and my grandma used to sing the original version of this same Jamaloo Kudu, Iranian song ever since I was a little kid. Since then, I know this song very well.” She added, “Almost every year we visit Iran and I am very familiar with their catchy traditional Iranian folk-music which also has rhythmic clapping as well as fingers-snapping. Over the years, some of our other Indian composers have also been inspired by catchy Iranian tunes.” About the song The song is being sung by a music choir on the occasion of Deol’s character Abrar’s third wedding. The actor’s hook step of dancing with a drink on his head has gone viral too. Here’s everything you need to know about the song called  _Jamal Kudu:_ The song has an Iranian origin and is inspired by the song Jamaal Jamaaloo. This song was redesigned by composer Harshvardhan Rameshwar for Animal. It was inspired by a poem of the same name by Iranian poet Bijan Smandar.

Reportedly sung at Kharazemi Girls High School in the 1950s for the first time, it has become a popular wedding song over the years. Users found the original version and shared the video on Instagram. In an exclusive interview with Firstpost,  Bobby Deol told the portal about his now famous entry scene. “Sandeep Reddy Vanga told me about it in the beginning. He said there would be this tired and exhausted Ranbir who has lost it and the screen will change to your face smiling,” said the star.