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{{Short description|Famous Bhojpuri folksong}}

'''Kaise Bani''' or '''Phulauri Bina chutney kaise bani''' ([[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]]: फुलउरी बिना चटनी कइसे बनी; [[IAST]]: phulaurī binā chaṭnī kaïse banï; [[Literal translation|Lit.]]: How will phulauri be made without [[Chutney]]) is a highly influential song rooted in traditional [[Bhojpuri music|Bhojpuri]] [[Folksong|Music]], which gained international fame through adaptations in the [[Chutney music]] genre.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |title=Oral Literary World |editor-last=Marzagora |editor-first=Sara |pages=145–165 |language=En}}</ref> Originally reflecting the folk traditions of the Bhojpuri region of India, its journey through the Indian diaspora, particularly in [[Trinidad and Tobago]], transformed it into a symbol of [[Indo-Caribbean people|Indo-Caribbean]] cultural identity and musical innovation. It was first modernized and popularized internationally by Trinidadian singer [[Sundar Popo]], becoming one of the earliest major hits in [[Chutney music]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Interrogating Post-colonialism: Theory, Text and Context|publisher=9788185952338|year=1996|isbn=9788185952338|pages=76}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> This song got immense popularity after that and remade by many different artists and used in albums and films like [[Ghar Ki Izzat (1994 film)|Ghar ki Izzat]] (1994), [[Dabangg 2]] (2012).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Kaise bani kaise bani – Mamta/Wajid – Sajid-Wajid {{!}} Dabangg 2 (2012)|url=https://lemonwire.com/2017/07/02/kaise-bani-kaise-bani-mamtawajid-sajid-wajid-dabangg-2-2012/|website=Lemon Wire|date=2 July 2017}}</ref>

==Origin and meaning==
This Bhojpuri Folk song went to [[Trinidad and Tobago]] along with the indentured labourers ([[Girmityas]]), who were taken to British colonies to work in sugarcane fields from Bhojpuri speaking region of India. These folk traditions, often performed by women during private wedding ceremonies (''matikoor'', ''gamat''), formed the foundation from which public Chutney music emerged in the late 1960s and 1970s. In 1969 [[Sundar Popo]] released an album named ''Nana and Nani'' in which this song was mixed with English lyrics and music was also fused with Caribbean music. After this [[Babla & Kanchan]] recreated this song and released in 1982.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bhattacharjee|first=Rudradeep|title=For disco dandiya pioneer Babla, it has always been about the beat|url=https://scroll.in/reel/851569/for-disco-dandiya-pioneer-babla-it-has-always-been-about-the-beat|website=Scroll.in|date=25 September 2017 }}</ref>

The [[hookline]] "Phulauri bina chutney kaise bani" literally translates to, "How will the phulauri be made without chutney?". Phulauri (or Pholourie) is a traditional Bhojpuri/Indo-Caribbean snack, a deep-fried ball made typically from ground split peas or gram flour, almost always served with a chutney (a type of condiment).<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Allsopp|first1=Richard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PmvSk13sIc0C&dq=phulauri+Bhojpuri&pg=PA437|title=Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage|last2=Allsopp|first2=Jeannette|date=2003|publisher=University of the West Indies Press|isbn=978-976-640-145-0|language=en}}</ref> The line implies that one is incomplete or pointless without the other. Within the context of Bhojpuri folk songs, references to food items like ''phulouri'' and ''chutney'' can sometimes carry sexual innuendos.<ref name=":1" />

==Sundar Popo Song==
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First modernized version of this folk song was released by [[Sundar Popo]] in [[Chutney music]] genre in his hit album ''Nana and Nani'' in 1969. Music in this song was the fusion of Bhojpuri folk and Caribbean pop. The lyrics was funny yet dark and was in [[English language|English]] except the hookline which was in [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]].

==Kanchan & Babla Song==
In 1982, [[Babla & Kanchan]] recreated the song by [[Sundar Popo]].

==Other versions==
*The tune of this song was used in the 1994 song ''Rajāï Binā Ratiyā kaïse katī'' from the [[Bollywood]] film [[Ghar Ki Izzat (1994 film)|Ghar Ki Izzat]], sung by [[Usha Mangeshkar]] and Jayshree Shivram.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Arunachalam|first=Param|title=BollySwar: 1991 - 2000|publisher=Mavrix Infotech Private Limited|isbn=9788193848210}}</ref>
*This song was also recreated in the album ''Aara Hile Chhapra Hile'', with the title ''Phulauri Bina Chutney Kaise bani'' sung by [[Kalpana Patowary]] and written by Vinay Bihari.
*This song was recreated with the name ''Chatni kaise bani'' in the album ''Aagre Ka Ghaghra'' released by [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]] and sung by Anjali Jain.
*This song was also remade which was sung by [[Mamta Sharma]] and [[Wajid Ali (musician singer)|Wajid Ali]] in the movie [[Dabangg 2]] (2012) starring [[Salman Khan]].<ref name=":0" /> This version significantly curtailed the original English lyrics, removed specific Trinidadian references (like the ''kudari'' and Sangre Grande, changing the airplane fall location from a ''cane'' field to a ''train''), making the English verses function more as generic, humorous code-mixing within an Indian context.<ref name=":1" />

==References==
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[[Category:1969 songs]]
[[Category:Chutney music]]
[[Category:Bhojpuri folk music]]

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Sarker Tanvir Ahmed at 13:54, 11 August 2025