Dheere Dheere

"Dheere Dheere"
Official song cover
Single by Yo Yo Honey Singh
Released1 September 2015 (2015-09-01)
StudioT-Series
GenreIndi-pop
Length3:32 (single)
5:04 (music video)
LabelT-Series
Songwriter(s)Yo Yo Honey Singh, Bhupinder Kaur, Rani Malik
Producer(s)Yo Yo Honey Singh
Music video
Dheere Dheere on YouTube

"Dheere Dheere" is a song by the Indian recording artist Yo Yo Honey Singh. He recorded this song on his iPhone and composed it on his laptop during his bipolar episode.[1] The track was released on 31 August 2015 as a single on Hotstar.[2] It is a cover version of the Bollywood filmi-ghazal song "Dheere Dheere Se" sung by Anuradha Paudwal and Kumar Sanu, with music by Nadeem–Shravan and lyrics by Rani Malik,[3][4] from the soundtrack album of the 1990 Bollywood film Aashiqui (picturised on Rahul Roy and Anu Aggarwal).[2] "Dheere Dheere" was released on YouTube by T-Series on 1 September 2015.[5]

Music video

The accompanying music video, directed by Ahmed Khan, was shot in Antalya, Turkey. The video features Bollywood actors Hrithik Roshan and Sonam Kapoor.[2]

Reception

The song received commercial success, crossing five million views in 4 days of its release,[6] and over 18 million views in a week.[5] It also reached number one on the BBC Asian Download Chart in September 2015.[7] In January 2016, the music video crossed 100 million views on YouTube.[8] As of June 2025, the song has received over 1 Billion views on YouTube.[9]

"Dheere Dheere Se" (1990)
"Dheere Dheere Se" from Aashiqui (1990), composed by Nadeem–Shravan. "Dheere Dheere" (2015) by Yo Yo Honey Singh is a cover version.
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References

  1. ^ "Honey Singh Opens Up About 'Dark Phase' Battling Bipolar Disorder, Says 'Deepika, SRK Supported Me'". Latest News, Breaking News, LIVE News, Top News Headlines, Viral Video, Cricket LIVE, Sports, Entertainment, Business, Health, Lifestyle and Utility News | India.Com. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Nijhara, Apoorva (31 August 2015). "Hrithik Roshan and Sonam Kapoor in Dheere Dheere Se: Watch Aashiqui 2.0 in this Honey Singh song". intoday.in. Living Media India Limited. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Nadeem Saifi to take legal action against Honey Singh". Asian Age. 7 May 2016.
  4. ^ "India Today". India Today. Living Media: 342. 1994. In 1990, the super-success of Nadeem–Shravan's Aashiqui ushered in the era of ghazal-type romantic music as in Saajan, Dil, Phool aur Kaante, Deewana.
  5. ^ a b "Dheere Dheere Se Meri Zindagi Video Song (OFFICIAL) Hrithik Roshan, Sonam Kapoor Yo Yo Honey Singh". YouTube. T-Series (on YouTube). September 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  6. ^ Sen, Sushmita (4 September 2015). "Hrithik, Sonam's 'Dheere Dheere' Song Crosses 5 Million Views [VIDEO]". IBT. International Business Times, India Edition. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  7. ^ BBC – Asian Network – Charts – The Official Asian Download Chart. BBC (12 September 2015). Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  8. ^ IANS (8 January 2016). "'Dheere dheere se meri zindagi' crosses 100-mn-mark on YouTube". The Times Of India. Archived from the original on 10 January 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  9. ^ "T-Series". YouTube. T-Series. Retrieved 30 April 2018.