Ek Chumma

Sohail Sen composed the music of song which was written by Sameer Anjaan.{{Cite web |title=Ek Chumma: Akshay Kumar shares the first song from Housefull 4 {{!}} Filmfare.com |url=https://www.filmfare.com/videos/songs/ek-chumma-akshay-kumar-shares-the-first-song-from-housefull-4_-36453.html |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=www.filmfare.com |language=en}} Later Altamash Faridi, Jyotica Tangri and Sen recorded the song.{{Cite web |date=2019-09-30 |title=Housefull 4 first song Ek Chumma out: Akshay Kumar and Co groove to new track |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/housefull-4-first-song-ek-chumma-out-akshay-kumar-and-co-groove-to-new-track-1604726-2019-09-30 |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=India Today |language=en}} The song was recorded, mixed and mastered by Eric Pillai - Future Sound Of Bombay in Mumbai. The single is filmed in London.{{Cite news|title=Farah Khan to choreograph a special song for 'Housefull 4' - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/farah-khan-to-choreograph-a-special-song-for-housefull-4/articleshow/64988421.cms|access-date=2018-07-14|website=The Times of India|date=14 July 2018 |language=en}}{{Cite web|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/watch-housefull-4-new-song-ek-chumma/articleshow/71373561.cms|title=Watch: Housefull 4's new song Ek Chumma|date=30 September 2019|work=Mumbai Mirror}}

The music video features Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Bobby Deol, Kriti Sanon, Pooja Hegde and Kriti Kharbanda dancing in England. The song is choreographed by Farah Khan.{{Cite web|date=2021-12-21|title=Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol & Riteish Deshmukh Woo Housefull 4 Leading Ladies in First Song Ek Chumma – News18|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/akshay-kumar-bobby-deol-riteish-deshmukh-woo-housefull-4-leading-ladies-in-first-song-ek-chumma-2328217.html|access-date=2019-09-30|website=News18|language=en}} The song also features spoofs of members of the British royal family, including Charles III, Camilla Parker Bowles, and Elizabeth II, among others.{{Cite web|date=2018-07-18|title=Farah Khan choreographs special song for Housefull 4 in London with full cast, 'British royal family'|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/farah-khan-choreographs-special-song-for-housefull-4-in-london-with-full-cast-british-royal-family-4766971.html|access-date=2019-07-21|website=Firstpost.com|language=en}} The video song was officially released on 30 September 2019 under T-Series label, and garned lot of views due to its choreography and picturisation.

On 13 July 2018, Farah Khan, choreographer of "Ek Chumma", through her Twitter handle, tweeted that she had choreographed a "super hit" song, composed by Sohail Sen.{{Cite web |date=2018-07-14 |title=Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh and Bobby Deol shoot ‘hit song’ with Farah Khan for Housefull 4 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/akshay-kumar-riteish-deshmukh-bobby-deol-farah-khan-housefull-4-sajid-khan-5259017/ |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}} Farah Khan choreographed the dance sequences. "Ek Chumma" was shot in July 2018 in London.{{Cite web |last=Coutinho |first=Natasha |title=Housefull 4: Akshay Kumar, Kriti Sanon, Bobby Deol-starrer kicks off in London with a song |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/housefull-4-kicks-off-in-london-with-a-song/articleshow/65030622.cms |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=Mumbai Mirror |language=en}} The song was entirely shot in United Kingdom, over 5 locations spread across London and its outskirts, including at the House of Lords and Kensington Palace.{{Cite web |date=2018-07-18 |title=Shooting of ‘Housefull 4’ kicks off in London with a song |url=https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/housefull-4-team-seems-to-kick-off-in-london-with-a-song-152586 |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=WION |language=en-us}} The song picturization took 4 days.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2018-07-18 |title=HOUSEFULL 4: Farah Khan shares pictures of Akshay Kumar, Kriti Sanon and Riteish Deshmukh from London 4 : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/housefull-4-farah-khan-shares-pictures-akshay-kumar-kriti-sanon-riteish-deshmukh-london/ |access-date=2024-10-16 |language=en}}

The teaser of the song was released on 28 September 2019.{{Cite news |date=2019-09-30 |title='Housefull 4' new song 'Ek Chumma': Akshay Kumar, Kriti Sanon, Riteish Deshmukh and others will get you grooving with this foot-tapping number |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/housefull-4-new-song-ek-chumma-akshay-kumar-kriti-sanon-riteish-deshmukh-and-others-will-get-you-grooving-with-this-foot-tapping-number/articleshow/71371483.cms |access-date=2024-10-16 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}} The video was released on 30 September 2020.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title='Housefull 4' song 'Ek Chumma': Akshay, Riteish, Bobby, Kriti and Pooja groove in new party number |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-housefull-4-song-ek-chumma-akshay-riteish-bobby-kriti-and-pooja-groove-in-new-party-number-2793459 |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=DNA India |language=en}} The lyrical was released on 11 October 2019. The song was made available at iTunes{{cite web|title=Ek Chumma on iTunes|date=30 September 2019 |url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/ek-chumma-from-housefull-4-single/1481843806|publisher=iTunes|access-date=4 January 2022}} the same day of release and for online streaming at JioSaavn{{cite web|title=Ek Chumma at Saavn|date=23 October 2019 |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/song/ek-chumma/Ex0,ax5GGlA|publisher=JioSaavn|access-date=16 January 2022}} and Gaana{{cite web|title=Gaana Online Straming: Ek Chumma|url=https://gaana.com/song/ek-chumma-from-housefull-4|publisher=Gaana|access-date=16 January 2022}} on 30 September 2019.

Upon the release of the full video version of the song, it gained lots of appreciation for its music and choreography.

Bollywood Hungama on reviewing the music of the soundtrack wrote that "There is a signature Housefull feel to the manner in which 'Ek Chumma' kick-starts the proceedings for Housefull 4. When it comes to the franchise, the music is expected to be peppy, lively and catering to the masses. This is what is the case with this Sameer Anjaan written number as well which has composer Sohail Sen also come behind the mike along with Altamash Faridi and Jyotica Tangri."{{Cite web|date=2020-01-05|title=Housefull 4 Music Review - Bollywood Hungama|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/housefull-4/songs/music-critic-review/|access-date=2020-01-10|website=Bollywood Hungama|language=en}}

The Times of India stated that "Ek Chumma', has the clichéd ‘been there, heard that’ soundscape with a generous use of mandolin, clarinet, violin and percussions. Sung by Sohail Sen, Altamash Faridi and Jyotica Tangri, this track has been penned by Sameer Anjaan and the creators have succeeded in making it sound rather pedestrian."{{Cite web|date=2019-11-17|title=Music review: Housefull 4 - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/music-reviews/music-review-housefull-4/articleshow/71639699.cms|access-date=2020-01-10|website=Times of India|language=en}}

Credits adapted from T-Series.{{Citation|title=Ek Chumma Video {{!}} Housefull 4 {{!}} Akshay K, Riteish D, Bobby D, Kriti S, Pooja, Kriti K {{!}} Sohail Sen |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csHiDQXIggE|language=en|access-date=2019-09-29}}

• Sohail Sen – composer, programmer, arranger, vocals
• Altamash Faridi – vocals
• Jyotica Tangri – vocals
• Sameer Anjaan – lyrics
• Suresh Lalwani – arranger, violin
• Sameer Sen – rhythm, darabuka
• Jagdish Lalwani – programmer
• Chandrakant L – mandolin
• Sanjeev Sen – darabuka
• Raju Sardar – darabuka
• Rajkumar Sodha – clarinet
• Suresh Soni – percussions
• Pratap Rath – percussions
• John Hunt – percussions
• Shantanu Hudlikar – recording engineer
• Abhishek Khandelwal – recording engineer, assistance mixing, assistance mastering
• Manasi Tare – recording engineer
• Eric Pillai – mixing, mastering [at Future Sound of Bombay]
• Michael Edwin Pillai – assistance mixing
• Farah Khan – choreography

This song inspired the song "Loota Re" from the Pakistani film Quaid-e-Azam Zindabad (2022).{{Cite web|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/959790/is-loota-re-a-copy-of-ek-chumma/|title=Is 'Loota re' a copy of 'Ek Chumma?'|date=29 June 2022|work=Daily Times}}

The song has received backlash for being "regressive", "entitled" and "sexist".{{Cite web |date=2019-10-14 |title=If Ek Chumma was Disrespectful Towards Women, I'd Have Spoken Up: Kriti Sanon Defends Housefull 4 Song |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/if-ek-chumma-was-disrespectful-towards-women-id-have-spoken-up-kriti-sanon-defends-housefull-4-song-2345237.html |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=News18 |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Kriti Sanon on Housefull 4 song Ek Chumma: ‘How is it regressive? The boys are saying it to their partner, not a stranger’ |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/kriti-sanon-on-housefull-4-song-ek-chumma-how-is-it-regressive-the-boys-are-saying-it-to-their-partner-not-a-stranger/story-ZxDyNiuH21gKXjjRKBkA8K.html |access-date=2024-10-16}} As a response, Sanon in an interview with Mid-Day said "How is it regressive? The boys are saying [those lines] to their partner, not to a stranger. If Ek Chumma was disrespectful towards women, I would have spoken up."{{Cite web |date=2019-10-14 |title=Kriti Sanon: Don't want wrong message to go out through a scene |url=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/kriti-sanon-dont-want-wrong-message-to-go-out-through-a-scene-21901700 |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=Mid-day |language=en}}

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