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{{short description|2015 Hindi song}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox song
|name = Gerua
| cover = Gerua cover.jpg
|lyricist = [[Amitabh Bhattacharya]].<ref name="cine" />
|composer = [[Pritam Chakraborty]]
|artist = [[Pritam]] feat. [[Arijit Singh]], [[Antara Mitra]]
|type = Song
|album =
|label = [[Sony Music India]]
|language = [[Hindi]]
|misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|AEIVhBS6baE|"Gerua"}}}}
}}

'''Gerua''' ({{IPAc-en|ɡ|eɪ|ˈ|r|u|w|ɑː}} {{translation|[[Ochre]]}})<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 20, 2015 |title=Gerua puzzles SRK fans, 'What does the word mean?' |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/gerua-puzzles-srk-fans-what-does-the-word-mean/articleshow/49862266.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207041306/https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/gerua-puzzles-srk-fans-what-does-the-word-mean/articleshow/49862266.cms |archive-date=7 February 2022 |access-date=2022-02-07 |website=[[Bangalore Mirror]]}}</ref> is a Hindi song from the 2015 Indian film ''[[Dilwale (2015 film)|Dilwale]]''. The song was written by [[Amitabh Bhattacharya]],<ref name="cine" /> composed by [[Pritam Chakraborty]], and sung by [[Arijit Singh]] and [[Antara Mitra]]. The song's music video stars [[Shah Rukh Khan]] and [[Kajol]].<ref name="ge">{{Cite web |date=20 November 2015 |title='Gerua' song from 'Dilwale' released, gets 1.6 million views on YouTube |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/gerua-song-from-dilwale-released-gets-1-6-million-views-on-youtube/articleshow/49854577.cms?from=mdr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731031358/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/gerua-song-from-dilwale-released-gets-1-6-million-views-on-youtube/articleshow/49854577.cms?from=mdr |archive-date=31 July 2017 |access-date=7 February 2022 |website=The Economic Times}}</ref><ref name="expresss">{{Cite web |title=Dilwales song gerua makes Karan johar nostalgic |date=19 November 2015 |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/dilwales-song-gerua-makes-karan-johar-nostalgic/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730203528/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/dilwales-song-gerua-makes-karan-johar-nostalgic/ |archive-date=30 July 2017 |access-date=7 July 2017}}</ref> The song has over 625 million views on [[YouTube]].

== Background ==
In an interview, the composer of the song [[Pritam]] said that he had sleepless nights when he was informed that Kajol had been paired opposite Shah Rukh Khan in the film, since it was a very tough task to create music that could recreate the magic of this iconic [[Bollywood]] pair.<ref name="Indicine" />

== Music video ==
The music video of the song was shot in [[Iceland]]. The song's visuals are filled with scenery of lush green mountains tops, waterfalls, a rainbow, a glacial lagoon and a wrecked plane at a deserted spot.<ref name="ge" />

The entertainment portals praised [[Rohit Shetty]]'s cinematography and direction of the music video, they wrote "Rohit has done an amazing job of capturing the elusive beauty and thats the reason behind why this song is different from any other song. Shah Rukh and Kajol have mesmerizing and super hot chemistry. They have created the same magic which was done in [[Suraj Hua Madham]]. Rohit Shetty has given a real treat to eyes and we are quite sure audiences will fall in love with the mesmerizing beauty of Iceland."<ref name="cine">{{Cite web |last=Zainab mulla |date=9 November 2015 |title=Dilwale song Gerua review: The Shah Rukh Khan & Kajol number looks wannabe Suraj Hua Madham? |url=http://www.india.com/buzz/dilwale-song-gerua-review-the-wannabe-suraj-hua-madham-716155/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728071445/http://www.india.com/buzz/dilwale-song-gerua-review-the-wannabe-suraj-hua-madham-716155/ |archive-date=28 July 2017 |access-date=12 June 2017 |publisher=India.com}}</ref>

== Song credits ==
The musicians involved in making the song, as per the credits mentioned in the official music video's description, were
* Music producers – [[Dhrubajyoti Phukan|Dj Phukan]], [[Sunny M.R]].
* Music Arrangement and programming – [[Arijit Singh]], Prasad Sashte, Nikhil Paul George
* [[Mixing engineer]] and [[mastering engineer]] – Eric Pillai
* Musicians – Shirish Malhotra, Girish Vishwa, Iqbal Azad, Ishtiyak Khan, Prabhakar More, Krishna Pandurang Musale, Tapas Roy, Iqbal, Langa Zakir Langa, P.M.K. Naveen Kumar, Tushar Parte, Sanjoy Das, Dipesh Verma, Raj Kumar Dewan, Mahendra Kumar, Aditya Benia, Ensemble Strandja ('Dinyu, Valyu, Stoiko, Nikolai), Emilia Amper, Pete Whitefield

== Release ==
The song was officially launched on 18 November 2015.<ref name="Indianexpress">{{Cite web |title=Gerua |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/srk-kajol-back-at-maratha-mandir-after-ddlj-to-launch-the-first-song-of-dilwale-titled-gerua/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151221143800/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/srk-kajol-back-at-maratha-mandir-after-ddlj-to-launch-the-first-song-of-dilwale-titled-gerua/ |archive-date=21 December 2015 |access-date=21 December 2015 |website=The Indian Express|date=18 November 2015 }}</ref>

== Reception ==
In its review, ''Indicine'' wrote, "It's a case of 'love at first listen' with 'Gerua', courtesy a soothing composition filled with a traditional setting (except for the opening 20 seconds that are misfit and strange). The flute in the beginning takes your heart away while Arijit, who has perfected the art of rendering romantic numbers, only ends up raising the bar with 'Gerua'. We bet this one will stay in your playlist for long."<ref name="Indicine">{{Cite web |last=Indicine Team |title=Dilwale music review |date=5 December 2015 |url=http://www.indicine.com/movies/bollywood/dilwale-music-review/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404171454/http://www.indicine.com/movies/bollywood/dilwale-music-review/ |archive-date=4 April 2016 |access-date=12 June 2016}}</ref>

Upon its release, the music video of the song garnered 1.6 million views on [[Facebook]] and [[YouTube]]. The song trended on 62 countries worldwide.<ref name="ge" />
The composer of the song [[Pritam]] said- "The reaction on Gerua from everywhere is very heartwarming".<ref name="ge" />

In June 2016, "Gerua" became the first Hindi film song to cross 100 million views on [[YouTube]] and remained the highest viewed Bollywood song for a while. {{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Award Ceremony
!Category
!Recipient
!Result
!Reference(s)
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[8th Mirchi Music Awards|2015]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Mirchi Music Awards]]
|[[Mirchi Music Award for Song of The Year|Song of the Year]]
| –
| {{won}}
| rowspan="4" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=MMA Mirchi Music Awards |url=http://www.mirchimusicawards.com/hindi-2015/Nomination/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330062839/http://www.mirchimusicawards.com/hindi-2015/Nomination/ |archive-date=30 March 2016 |access-date=25 March 2018 |website=MMAMirchiMusicAwards}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=MMA Mirchi Music Awards |url=http://www.mirchimusicawards.com/hindi-2015/winners/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310043944/http://www.mirchimusicawards.com/hindi-2015/winners/ |archive-date=10 March 2018 |access-date=25 March 2018 |website=MMAMirchiMusicAwards}}</ref>
|-
|[[Mirchi Music Award for Male Vocalist of The Year|Male Vocalist of the Year]]
|[[Arijit Singh]]
| {{nom}}
|-
|[[Mirchi Music Award for Music Composer of The Year|Music Composer of the Year]]
|[[Pritam]]
| {{won}}
|-
|Best Song Engineer (Recording & Mixing)
|Ashwin Kulkarni, Kaushik Das, [[Nikhil Paul George]], Julian Mascarenhas, Emon Goswami, Milena Dobreva & [[Eric Pillai]]
| {{nom}}
|}

== References ==
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[[Category:2015 songs]]
[[Category:Songs written for Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Arijit Singh songs]]
[[Category:Music videos shot in Iceland]]
[[Category:Songs with music by Pritam Chakraborty]]
[[Category:Songs with lyrics by Amitabh Bhattacharya]]

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