Freaky spoof song in Hindi (and dance) on being Indian - Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani, movie released in 2000

Last updated on 3rd Dec. 2018

A freaky spoof song on being Indian, with some Mumbai and Maharashtra touches, which I think Shah Rukh Khan and team do well - at least I enjoyed it. It shows the ugly and the beautiful, the crooked and the straight, the bad and the good of Indians. It is titled, "Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani" meaning Yet, the heart is Indian, and is the title song of the Hindi film with same name, released in 2000. The music is peppy and the singer Udit Narayan does a great job - I would love to see him do a live rendition of it in an orchestra.

So here's the freaky spoof song (guys who tend to take offence at humourously critical views of Indians should skip seeing the video; BTW I am an Indian - My heart, for sure, is Hindustani :-) ) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1yeukkQTOg, 3 min. 20 secs.
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The song seems to have become popular as an Indian Republic Day / Independence Day dance sequence song for school children. Here's one such school kids dance for (Indian) Republic day 2018: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Dot8gVdYOY, 3 min. 52 secs.
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Talking of spoofs, an awesome spoof movie of Eddie Murphy that I found hilarious and enjoyed thoroughly was: Coming to America, released in 1988 and distributed by Paramount Pictures: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coming_to_America. It shows some sides of the reality of life in Queens, New York City, USA.

But it is pretty harsh in some spots, and also has some adult stuff, so I don't want to put up any youtube video links. However you can search for Eddie Murphy Coming to America in youtube and get clips including the trailer and, it seems, the whole movie too.

One admirable thing about some sections of US film making industry is its willingness to ruthlessly show unpleasant but truthful sides of the US.
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