The makers of Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana : Rise of a Legend have released Judi Jodi, a song that takes viewers into the wedding of Lord Rama and Goddess Sita. Featuring Ranbir Kapoor and Sai Pallavi, the track was released on Karwa Chauth, a festival that celebrates the bond between married couples. Composed by A.R. Rahman, with lyrics by Dr. Kumar Vishwas, the song is the latest glimpse into the film’s musical world.
It has been released in five languages: Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada. The song captures the wedding celebrations of Rama and Sita, including the varmala ceremony. Shreya Ghoshal has sung the Hindi version. Announcing the release on social media, the makers wrote, “Celebrate this Karwa Chauth with a love that is eternal and a bond that is divine. Judi Jodi, song out now”.
Shreya Ghoshal and Chinmayi Sripaada’s renditions compared
Because it’s been tried and tested so much, we just put it out. Others, however, felt Ghoshal’s voice elevated the composition. Praising her performance, another listener wrote, “THERE YOU GO! Shreya Ghoshal just TRANSFORMED this middling composition. It doesn’t always work but she has this innate ability to infuse life into a song with the mere verve of her voice. She has pulled this off for mediocre tunes like Deewani Mastani & Ghoomar too. #Ramayana. Some listeners also welcomed the track as a highlight of the film’s soundtrack so far. One X user wrote, “Judi Jodi is probably the first proper song from AR Rahman for Ramayana. Shreya Ghoshal and the Chorus are fantastic here. Finally something worth listening to. Chinmayi performed the song after learning it at short notice, but her live rendition found appreciation among some listeners. She later clarified on social media that she had stepped in as a stand-in and credited Shreya as the original singer. She wrote on X, “Judi Jodi is beautifully sung originally by the Goat Shreya Ghoshal. I was a stand in and learned the song literally at the very last minute. I am grateful for the opportunity and to my Guru, Rahman Sir. Rahman has spoken about the amount of work that went into creating the soundtrack, explaining that the process of developing and refining the music left him with little time to follow online reactions. I say fine, I’ve done my work sincerely and hope people celebrate it. The composer has described Ramayana as the most ambitious project he has taken on. The soundtrack reportedly took around three and a half years to develop and brought him together with Hans Zimmer, a collaboration the two had discussed for more than a decade. If they just see Indian names, they might think it’s just another Indian movie, but they’ll be curious to see what he has done collaborating on this. It’s a great move by the producer.”
In an interview with Hindustan Times, he said, “We do so much work, filtration, ideation, and iteration that there’s no energy left to look at feedback! He said, “If someone in New Zealand or Europe sees Hans Zimmer’s name, they will watch. My son keeps telling me, ‘This is what they said yesterday, now they’re apologising…
