Dheere Dheere

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 Disorder. The track was released on August 31, 2015 as a single on Hotstar.[1] It is a cover version of the Bollywood filmi-ghazal song "Dheere Dheere Se" by Nadeem–Shravan,[2][3] from the 1990 all-time blockbuster Bollywood film soundtrack album Aashiqui.[1] It was released on YouTube by T-Series on September 1, 2015.[4]

"Dheere Dheere"
Single by Yo Yo Honey Singh
Released	September 1, 2015 (2015-09-01)
Genre	Bollywood Indi-pop Desi hip hop Filmi-ghazal R&B
Length	3:32 (Single) 5:04 (Music video)
Label	T-Series
Songwriter(s)	Yo Yo Honey Singh Nadeem–Shravan (original)
Producer(s)	Bhushan Kumar
Music video
Dheere Dheere on YouTube

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.[1]

Reception

The song has received commercial success, peaking at the number one position on YouTube India views, crossing five million views in 4 days of its release;[5] and over 18 million views in a week.[4] It also reached number one position on BBC Asian Download Charts in September 2015.[6] In January 2016, the music video crossed 100 million views on YouTube.[7] As of April 2018, the song has received over 400 million views on YouTube.[8]

References

1. Nijhara, Apoorva. "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.
2. "Nadeem Saifi to take legal action against Honey Singh". Asian Age. 7 May 2016.
3. "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.
4. "Dheere Dheere Se Meri Zindagi Video Song (OFFICIAL) Hrithik Roshan, Sonam Kapoor Yo Yo Honey Singh". YouTube. T-Series (on YouTube). Retrieved 6 September 2015.
5. Sen, Sushmita. "Hrithik, Sonam's 'Dheere Dheere' Song Crosses 5 Million Views [VIDEO]". IBT. International Business Times, India Edition. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
6. BBC – Asian Network – Charts – The Official Asian Download Chart. BBC (12 September 2015). Retrieved 13 September 2015.
7. IANS (8 January 2016). "'Dheere dheere se meri zindagi' crosses 100-mn-mark on YouTube". The Times Of India. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
8. "T-Series". YouTube. T-Series. Retrieved 30 April 2018.