Mohit Suri outlined a situation to Ankit Tiwari stating about the picturisation they had been planning, including the butterflies and the underwater shot. Suri told Tiwari that song does not have an element of sadness.[4] During an 'evening stroll' Tiwari was thinking about it, when the introductory verse penned by Manoj Muntashir 'floated' into his mind, which he stated "The words are simple, direct and straight from the heart, the thoughts so pure. I found myself humming the verse as I walked around my building's compound. For me the toughest part is composing the mukhda and the punchline. Once that's done, the antaras flow. By the time I went up to my apartment, I had the song playing in my mind".[5]
Back home, Tiwari 'fine-tuned' the composition and arranged it on his keyboard. The next day, he sent it across to Suri, which he liked instantly. On recording the composition, Tiwari was selected to playback for the song.[5] Tiwari stated that the emotion expressed in the song is young, immature love, and felt it easy to express as everyone has gone through that phase. Though he found it difficult to compose since it is a 'soothing song in a film which was the love story of a villain'.[4] The song was recorded in February 2014.[6]
In composition of the song, it starts off on an unplugged note but gets dominated by electric guitar with some soft orchestra. The song shifts gears towards the latter part where the flute and violin are used.[7] The song mostly shows beautiful landscapes and focuses on the scenic beauty.[8] While shooting the track, Sidharth Malhotra and Shraddha Kapoor had to camp on the top of a hill for hours to capture a shot with a moodypeacock, which took long to open its wings.[9]
The first look of the song was revealed on 5 May 2014.[17] A teaser of the song was released on 7 May 2014.[18] The music video of the song was officially released on 8 May 2014, through the YouTube channel of T-Series.[3] Full audio of the song was released the following day as a single.[19]
Mohar Basu from Koimoi described the song as 'the most attractive song of the album' stating "Ankit Tiwari's music and voice adds the required finesse in this song and what he has made darn great!".[27] Joginder Toteja reviewing for Rediff.com complimented the work by Tiwari for bringing a 'good twist to Muntashir's lyrics' and felt the song is 'the anthem of the season'.[28]
Rajiv Vijayakar from Bollywood Hungama praised Muntashir's 'heart-to-heart lyrics' though criticed Tiwari's singing commenting "Ankit's vocals tend to be too harsh for a song in such a placid mood".[29]
An unplugged version of the song was included in the soundtrack, composed and written by Ankit Tiwari and Manoj Muntashir respectively. The song is sung by the actress of the film Shraddha Kapoor alongside Tiwari.[30] The song was released along with other tracks in the soundtrack of the album on 28 May 2014.[31] This version of the song was included in the official trailer of the film.[32]
The song topped iTunes Motswana Chart and iTunes Omani Chart[33] and was ranked 2 at peak position in iTunes Indian Chart.[34] The song was appreciated by many of her contemporaries and others in the industry.[35]
Mohit Suri wanted to incorporate an unplugged version of the same song towards the end of the film. He wanted to have an innocent voice which will be used as a background and the scenes in the foreground will be violent. Then he suggested Kapoor's name to render the version who was shooting in Pune.[4] Tiwari had heard her humming on the sets of Aashiqui 2. Talking about the recording Kapoor stated "Having never done playback before, I was nervous. But it went pretty smooth". In an interview Tiwari commented "We called Shraddha with the intent of trying out her voice. If it hadn't worked we would have re-recorded her voice. But when she sang 'Galliyan', I immediately knew she owned it. There was a purity in her voice".[36]
Suri insisted Tiwari to sing the second antara in the version along with Kapoor. The unplugged version took three hours to be completed.[5] The unplugged version was recorded at a suburban studio in Mumbai.[37] The song dominantly uses, acoustic guitar alongside piano in composition in the starting verses but changes to use of soft drum beats and violin during the part where Tiwari joins the microphone.[7]
Rajiv Vijayakar from Bollywood Hungama picked the unplugged version over the original and stated "Kapoor is a revelation in both, her vocal texture and expressiveness, never mind the technical processing a singer's voice gets today".[29] Mohar Basu from Koimoi praised Tiwari for bringing out the best from Kapoor and stated "Kapoor's voice has more depth than perfection, and probable it is she who makes it sound so volatile".[27] Joginder Toteja reviewing for Rediff.com in praise for Kapoor's rendition stated "Her voice sounds as polished as that of a professional singer and she makes sure to add an edge to Teri Galliyan".[28]
The song was recreated for the spiritual sequel 2022 film Ek Villain Returns titled "Galliyan Returns" by Tiwari who also sang the song and lyrics was written by Manoj Muntashir. The lyrics is completely different only retaining the hook line. The song features the lead characters John Abraham, Disha Patani, Arjun Kapoor and Tara Sutaria. The film is directed by Mohit Suri who also directed the prequel.
This is my cover of the song "Galliyan" from the movie "Ek Villain" starring Sidharth Malhotra, Ritesh Deshmukh and Shraddha Kapoor. This song is originally composed and sung by Ankit Tiwari. Follow back for more music!Facebook: : -amirInstagram: Title: GalliyanMovie: Ek Villain (2014)Singer/Composer: Ankit TiwariLyrics: Manoj MuntashirStar Cast: Sidharth Malhotra, Shraddha Kapoor, Riteish DeshmukhMusic Label: T-SeriesTrack: =cFoBeiPxjOMGaliyan Lyrics:O.. Yahin doobe din mereYahin hote hain savereYahin marna aur jeenaYahin Mandir aur Madeena... x2Teri galiyan... galliyan teri, galliyan..Mujhko bhaavein galiyan, teri galliyanTeri galiyan...galiyaan teri, galliyan..Yuhin tadpavein, galliyan teri, Galliyan... Tu meri neendo me sota haiTu mere ashqo mein rota haiSargoshi si hai khayalon meinTu na ho, phir bhi tu hota haiHai sila.. tu mere dard kaMere dil ki duaayein hain..Teri galiyan... galliyan teri, galliyan..Mujhko bhaavein galiyan, teri galiyanTeri galiyan...galiyaan teri, galliyan..Yuhin tadpaavein, galliyan teri, galliyan..Kaisa hai rishta tera-meraBe-chehra phir bhi kitna gehraYe lamhe, lamhe ye resham seKho jaayein.. kho na jaayein humseKaafila.. waqt ka.. rok le..Abr se juda na hoTeri galliyan... galliyan teri galliyan..Mujhko bhaave galiyan teri galiyanTeri galiyan...galiyaan teri galliyan..Yuhin tadpaave galliyan teri galliyan..Galliyan...Teri galliyan..Tadpaavein...
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The makers of the film teased fans of the franchise with a scratch of the song in the recently launched trailer. Reimagined with a dark undertone this time around, the catchy tune of the reprised version of the song has been playing on everyone's minds ever since the trailer hit screens.
Speaking about the song's reprised edition, Suri said: "I have never recreated any song before and for me, it's as simple as there is no 'Ek Villain' without 'Galliyan'. We knew we wanted to bring back the song but in a way that will take the audience by surprise, hence, we decided to collaborate with the same team right from singer, composer, lyricist to the ones who programmed it. 'Galliyan Returns' takes the depth and feel of the latter hit a notch higher, can't wait for you all to give it a listen."
Talking about the song, singer-composer Ankit Tiwari said: "Ek Villain Returns is darker, bigger, better and full of even more power-packed action than the original. So we had to adapt 'Galliyan Returns' to fit the tone of the film! We have put in a lot of thought to bring out the song in a way that's dark, yet commercially appealing. We hope you love it."
The song will hit the airwaves on July 4, and the film, which stars John Abraham, Arjun Kapoor, Disha Patani and Tara Sutaria, will debut in theatres release worldwide on July 29. The movie is directed by Mohit Suri and jointly produced by T-Series and Balaji Telefilms.
There are some passionate romance and hard-hitting action scenes in the music video. Both John Abraham and Disha Patani and Arjun Kapoor and Tara Sutaria, who play the leads, have hot chemistry with one another, and it shines through throughout the song. It's the producers of Ek Villain Returns who deserve credit for keeping the audience guessing throughout the teaser, trailer, and first song about who is the true villain in the film.
However, in contrast to the original Galliyan song, which portrayed Sidharth helping Shraddha achieve her bucket list, this remake is gloomy. Fans are disappointed because they can't get the same euphoric effect as they did with the original song.
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