“Zaalima” is a Bollywood song from the film Raees. Amitabh Bhattacharya wrote the tune, JAM8 composed it, and Arijit Singh and Harshdeep Kaur sang it. The song’s music video features actors Shah Rukh Khan and Mahira Khan. Bosco-Caesar choreographed the song. Before the complete release of the song “Zaalima,” actor Shah Rukh Khan posted a few teasers of the song on Twitter, along with some lyrics. In an interview with the Indian media, the female singer of the album, Harshdeep Kaur, said that the female pitch of the song had to be sounded different than the male pitch in the song. She went on to say, “When I first heard ‘Zaalima,’ I knew it was going to be a hit.” It’s an extremely catchy song with a high recall factor. We’ve never heard the word ‘Zaalima’ in a romantic song before. The song has more than 255 million views on YouTube official video as of March 2021, making it one of the most-streamed Bollywood videos on the website.
Intro Sound
A F# E A A B +Db
A F# E A A B A…[x3]
Jo teri khatir tadpe pehle se hi
+Db +Db B +Db B +Db B +Db B +Db
Kya usse tadpana o zaalima, o zaalima
B +Db B A B +Db +Db B A +D, B A F# F# E
Jo tere ishq mein behka pehle se hi
+Db +Db B +Db B +Db B +Db B +Db
Kya usse behkana o zaalima, o zaalima
B +Db B A B +Db +Db B A E E +D +D, B A F# F# E
Aankhen marhaba, baatein marhaba
E Db D E E, E Db D E E D
Main sau martaba deewana hua
D D E F# F# E D A F# D E D Db
Mera na raha jab se dil mera
Db Db D E E, E Db D E E D
Tere husn ka nishana hua
Db Db D E E, E Db D E E D
Jiski har dhadkan tu ho aise
+Db +Db B +Db B +Db B +Db B +Db
Dil ko kya dhadkana, O zaalima o zalima
B +Db B A B +Db +Db B A +D, B A F# F# E
Jo teri khatir tadpe pehle se hi
+Db +Db B +Db B +Db B +Db B +Db
Kya usse tadpana o zaalima, o zalima
B +Db B A B +Db +Db B A E E +D +D, B A F# F# E
Saanson mein teri nazdeekiyon ka
A B +Db +Db +Db +E +Db B +Db +Db +Db +E
Ittr tu ghol de.. ghol de
+Db B A +A +Ab +F# +E +D B, A B B +Db B
Main hi kyun ishq zahir karun
A B +Db +Db +Db +E +Db B +Db +Db +Db +E
Tu bhi kabhi bol de.. bol de
+Db B A +A +Ab +F# +E +D B, A B B +Db B
Leke jaan hi jaayega meri
E Db D E E, E Db D E E D
Kaatil har tera bahaana hua
D D E F# F# E D A F# D E D Db
Tujhse hi shuru tujhpe hi khatam
Db Db D E E, E Db D E E D
Mere pyaar ka fasaana hua
Db Db D E E, E Db D E E D
Tu shama hai toh yaad rakhna
+Db +Db B +Db B +Db B +Db B +Db
Main bhi hoon parwana, O zaalima o zalima
B +Db B A B +Db +Db B A +D, B A F# F# E
Jo teri khatir tadpe pehle se hi
+Db +Db B +Db B +Db B +Db B +Db
Kya usse tadpana o zaalima, o zaalima
B +Db B A B +Db +Db B A E E +D +D, B A F# F# E
