Nakkadwale Disco! Udharwale Khisko – A Critical Analysis

Since the time I have moved to Mumbai, filmmakers have been conspiring to remind me that I am far away from home. If you don’t believe me, then just look at the names of some of the movies that have been released in the past 3 years – Delhi 6, Chandini Chowk to China, Chalo Dilli and now Delhi Belly. In an attempt to have my revenge on these heartless Shitlers (Shitler (n.) Its like Hitler, only worse), I will now attempt to critically analyze the latest Hit song from Delhi Belly.... Nakkadwale Disco... you know the rest.

At a glance, this seems like a typical fresh, forget the rulebook kind of youth oriented song with freakishly awesome lyrics, but on a closer look you shall discover a treasure of deep and meaningful rhymes hidden in this gem of a song. Other highlights of the song include the fact that Veer Das can play bass on a Sitar and for those who had forgotten that there is a musical instrument called Harmonium there is a reminder, evenly placed after every 8 seconds through out the song, to assure you that the myth called harmonium does exist.

The Lyrics for this classic goes like this:

Teri tirchhi nazar ne dil ko kar diya pen-char (times 2)

Since the movie is going to be based on Delhi (a direct inference from the name of the movie, only July 1, 2011 can prove me wrong), there had to puns on mispronunciation of English words by the general public of Delhi-Haryana-U.P. belt, hence the mention of words like pen-char, hen-tarr etc. Had time permitted, epic words like is-kooter, fillum, poblam etc. could have been included as well. Lets file this line of the song under fine examples of Borderline chetra-waad.

Oye penchar (times 5)
Teri tirchi nazar ne dil ko kar diya penchar

A repeated reference to the word “penchar” underlines the importance of the punctured heart... We can now safely establish that this song is about a pen-charred dil...

Nakkaddwaley Disco, udhaarwaley khisko (times 2)
sa ni re…. (Let’s leave this one line alone)
Nakkaddwaley Disco, udhaarwaley khisko (times 2)

If you look closely at the video of this song, you will find that the prayojak of this song is one “Karol Bagh Cultural Association”. Now the KBCA seems to be an association of current and former disgruntled canteen owners from the North Campus Colleges. Since throughout their entire lifetimes they have handed out more bailouts to students than the federal reserve can ever dream of, this line seems to be a kind of subliminal message placed carefully in the middle of the song for the youth, as otherwise these lines seem to have no connection whatsoever with the rest of the lyrics.

Tumko dekha toh kho gaya
Main fell in Love sa ho gaya

These lines have a direct reference to Einstein’s theory of relativity. Time moves slower for a faster moving object. Hence when struck with a fast moving, ever changing, object like love, the obvious reaction will be a feeling of you falling in a state of eternal stupor.

Socha tumne bhi Hint diya

Maybe she did give you a hint, maybe she didn’t, or maybe you are just a paranoid psychopath!

Lekin Sandal ka Print diya

This is my favourite line as here “Reality Kicks In”...And quite literally! All paranoid psychopaths and molesters roaming free on the roads of Delhi, like him, deserve similar treatment.

Dil tukde tukde ho gaya
Uss din main jaldi so gaya

The first line is a fine example of the Atishyokti Alankar. For those who need to go back to refer their hindi grammar books from the 5^th Standard, it means that when the lyricist compares the heart with something like your wine glass, which can be shattered to pieces in a state of drunken stupor, it is a hyperbolic exaggeration. Whenever you reach such a state of mind where you start comparing your job to be as glamorous as a cold sore, or saying that someone has a thousand yard smile or calling something as exclusive as KRK’s fan club, the best resort is to go to sleep early that day, as the second line of the verse suggests. A go-to-Sleep time of 7:30 PM seems quite appropriate.

Hoye maara tune Left Right and Center

The song gets educational here, teaching us directions, apparently forgetting about up and down. So Children, always remember to look not only to the left and right but also concentrate on the centre!

Hoye sandal (times 5)

Instant identification with the Sandal (Return of the Nemesis!)

Nakkaddwaley Disco, udhaarwaley khisko (times 2)

(Subliminal message alert!)

Iss dil ki nakadi le lo na
Aur pyaar udhaara de do na

Ok... so these lines are about a new product launch. After Loan against property, gold, shares, LIC policies etc., Dena Bank is proud to present loan against body parts, case in point being the application for a loan of love against a pen-charred dil.

Meri kismat mein hai chhed koi
Baby, isko aur kuredo na

Here the guy is not sure what's wrong... But he is almost sure that the girl is to blame! So he is just asking her to back off! He clearly doesn’t know what he wants.... Do you want the girl to be with you or do you want the girl not to bug you? Because both the things can’t happen simultaneously for sure!

Mere laakhon sapne tootein hain
Sab mauke haath se chhoote hain

Dude, that’s why you need to work in the UK shift! You can sleep to your heart’s content, so no broken dreams there. You’ll always reach work on time... so no missed opportunities. A 9-5 Job isn’t going to do you any good.

Hai maar na maar na inkaaron ke hentar

The Key to a thousand blows lies in a single No!

Oye penchar (times 5)

If there is anything that Himesh Bhai/Justin Beiber have ever taught us, its the fact that “Repetition is catchy!”

O teri..!

The most appropriate ending to a diabolical song!

If you want to be worth anything in your life, please put this song on an eternal loop on your playlist!