This was a song made by an Indian composer sung in Russia and used to identify an American Spy!
Sounds like a Ken Follet novel in the tune of the Man from St Petersberg!?
First we must know if you know the song or not!
More importantly the second line!
One of the first major hits of Mithun Da; this movie song picturised on him did not even have him singing or dancing!
In our KV days the name called out in the song was one of the most common name for a pet dog! We used to tease that the lead actress was calling out to Mithun da like we call a pet!
It was such a famous song that even those who do not know hindi knew the song! At least that was the case in KV! That too at least the first two lines!
The movie is Disco Dancer and no! The song is not Disco dancer which is also a famous peppy number though!
The song you have to think of is “Jimmy Jimmy Aaja Aaja” by the legendary Indian composer Bappi Lahiri (affectionately known as Bappi Da).
Everyone know’s Jimmy Jimmy! I think!
Of at least heard of it!
But you may not know that the song became a cult in Russia in the 1980s! If you were in Russia during that time then you will know the song!
It was actually a cultural phenomenon!
The song, sung by Parvati Khan for the 1982 Bollywood movie Disco Dancer, became a massive sensation in the Soviet Union after the film was released there in 1984. It sold over 120 million tickets, and virtually everyone in the country knew the track by heart!
Now comes the very interesting SPY TEST!
According to a famous piece of cultural folklore, locals and guards would allegedly use the song to spot American or foreign spies!
Because the song was so ubiquitous, if someone sang out “Jimmy Jimmy” to a stranger, a native Soviet citizen would instinctively know to respond with “Aaja Aaja”.
If a person failed to respond or looked confused, it was used as a clue that they had not grown up in the USSR!
So if you want to know if someone is a SPY; simply say JIMMY JIMMY!
He or she has to reply aja aja by the way…
Made you smile! Just like how Jatin Kanakia used to!
In any case you can listen to songs from Disco dancer! Your sleep may not come though!
Shubh ratri!
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