Tujhe Dekha Toh Explained

"Tujhe Dekha Toh" is a song by Lata Mangeshkar and Kumar Sanu, with music by Jatin–Lalit and lyrics by Anand Bakshi, from the 1995 Indian musical romance film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. It was one of the most notable works of Lata Mangeshkar in the 1990s and was picturised on Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol.^[1]

Music video

It was shot amidst mustard flower fields in Gurgaon.^[2]

Cover versions

The song has been played in Burj Khalifa during the celebration of birthday of Shah Rukh Khan.^{[3] [4]} Actor Ayushmann Khurrana celebrated 27 years of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge by mimicking this song.^[5] Shah Rukh Khan sang this song at Red Sea Film Festival.^{[6] [7]} Ranu Mondal sang this song in a reality show.^{[8] [9]} The song has been also released in the Bhojpuri language.^[10] Fans of Shah Rukh Khan from Kenya have also sang this song.^[11]

Awards and nominations

• Anand Bakshi got Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist for this song in 1996^{[12] [13]}
• Kumar Sanu nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer^[14]
• One of the 100 Greatest Bollywood Song of All Time by BBC Asian Network^[15]
• Voted song of the year^[16]

Notes and References

1. Book: Bharatan, Raju . Lata Mangeshkar: A Biography . 1995 . UBS Publishers' Distributors . 978-81-7476-023-4 . en.
2. Web site: Reasons to watch DDLJ… again and again! . 2022-11-27 . BookMyShow . en-IN.
3. News: Burj Khalifa lights up for Shah Rukh Khan's birthday, Tujhe Dekha To Ye Jaana plays in the backdrop . 2023-01-05 . . 3 November 2022 . en.
4. Web site: Cyril . Grace . Dubai's Burj Khalifa lights once again to wish Shah Rukh Khan on 57th birthday. . 2023-01-05 . . en.
5. News: Ayushmann Khurrana pays homage to SRK's 'Tujhe Dekha Toh Yeh Jaana Sanam' with his first reel. Says, "Had to be on Shah sir's bday" . 2023-01-05 . . 2 November 2020 . en.
6. Web site: Sengupta . Trisha . 2022-12-06 . SRK sings DDLJ's Tujhe Dekha Toh, says dialogue from Baazigar for Kajol. Watch . 2023-01-05 . . en.
7. Web site: Shukla . Palak . शाहरुख ने तुझे देखा तो... गाया तो ताली बजाने लगीं प्रियंका, यूजर्स बोले- दुश्मनी खत्म? . 2023-01-05 . . hi.
8. Web site: Ranu Mondal breaks the Internet with Tujhe Dekha Toh Ye. Even SRK will love this viral video . 2023-01-05 . . 26 October 2019 . en.
9. Web site: Shukla . Vivhav . 2019-10-27 . रानू मंडल ने गाया 'तुझे देखा तो ये जाना सनम', वीडियो ने सोशल मीडिया पर मचाया धमाल . 2023-01-05 . . hi-IN.
10. Web site: Giri . Mohani . 2022-10-10 . 'तुझे देखा तो ये जाना सनम' का भोजपुरी वर्जन रिलीज, VIDEO देख फैंस तो क्या शाहरुख भी कहेंगे- कर दी ऐसी तैसी! . 2023-01-05 . . hi.
11. News: SRK's fans from Kenya singing 'DDLJ' song 'Tujhe Dekha To Yeh Jaana Sanam' will send you into flashback mode . 2023-01-05 . . 13 September 2019 . en.
12. Web site: Filmfare Awards Winners From 1953 to 2022 . 2022-11-27 . filmfare.com . en.
13. Web site: DDLJ's big win at the Filmfare Awards . 2022-11-27 . filmfare.com . en.
14. Web site: FILMFARE NOMINEES AND WINNER . Filmfare Awards. https://web.archive.org/web/20151019034032/https://sites.google.com/site/deep750/FilmfareAwards.pdf?attredirects=0 . 2015-10-19 .
15. Web site: BBC Asian Network Vote - 100 Greatest Bollywood Songs #Bolly100 . 2022-11-27 . www.bbc.co.uk . en-GB.
16. Web site: Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge turns 25; composer Lalit Pandit goes down memory lane with Raj and Simran . 2022-11-27 . Mumbai Mirror . en.