"Chitta Kukkar" ({{nq|چٹا ککڑ) is a Pakistani wedding song sung mainly in Punjabi weddings. One of the earliest recordings was by Musarrat Nazir in 1988 and originated from Gujranwala[1] [2]
| Chitta Kukkar | |
| Type: | song |
| Artist: | Musarrat Nazir |
| Album: | Mehndi Ni Mehndi |
| Language: | Punjabi |
| Released: | 1988 |
| Genre: | Punjabi |
Tune of the Composition first appears in a song "Kaahe Nainon Mein Kajra Bharo", from 1951 Hindi Indian Movie, Bari Bahoo, sung by singers Mukesh and Lata Mangeshkar, composed by Music Director, Anil Krishna Biswas, and Lyrics written by Prem Dhawan. Later, the same tune was heard in a song "Tum Rooth Ke Mat Jaana", from 1958 Hindi Indian Movie, Phagun, sung by Mohammed Rafi and Asha Bhosle, this time, recreated by O.P. Nayyar and Lyrics written by Qamar Jalalabadi. This tune was also used in a song from 1983 Hindi Indian Movie, Painter Babu, "Yaar Kapda Shandar Hai" which was sung by Mahendra Kapoor and Bhupinder Singh and Lyrics written by Qamar Jalalabadi.
Similiar Tunes were used in 2018 non-filmi Punjabi Song, Lamberghini Via Speed Records, in 2020 "Lamborghini" (different song) by Meet Bros and again in 2023 in a song "O Mahey Naina Vich Vasda Ey Yaar", sung by Gurshabad Singh and Chayanika Gargg and then again in 2023 song "Agar Tujhe Ho Gaya Kuchh Saari Duniya Jala Denge" by Music Director B Praak, Jaani and Traditional.
In 2021, the wedding song was Remade as partially sad song, by Music Director, Manan Bhardwaj, with slight variation in both, Lyrics and Tune, for the Indian Hindi movie, Shiddat, under the song Title, chitta, sung by Manan Bhardwaj, himself and Lyrics by Manan Bhardwaj and Traditional.