Urvasi Urvasi

"Urvasi Urvasi" is an Indian Tamil-language song composed by A. R. Rahman and written by Vairamuthu for the soundtrack of the 1994 film Kaadhalan. The song features vocals by Suresh Peters, Shahul Hameed and Rahman himself.

Other versions

The song was later dubbed into Telugu and Hindi. The Hindi version of the Kaadhalan soundtrack, called Humse Hai Muqabala, sold 2.5 million units in India, with "Urvasi" being one of its most popular tracks.
In 2014, American hip hop recording artist will.i.am and singer Cody Wise, re-created "Urvasi Urvasi" as It's My Birthday. It's My Birthday topped the charts in the United Kingdom, becoming will.i.am's tenth chart-topper there. In 2016, this song was featured in the Australian movie Lion.
In early 2017, AR Rahman released the unplugged version, which was written with help from his fans. Among its differences were more contemporary references such as the 2016 US Election and demonetisation.
Yo Yo Honey Singh released a cover version called "Urvashi" in 2018. It was also re-used in online pharmacy application named pharmEasy's commercial.

In popular culture

The line "Take It Easy Policy" from "Urvasi Urvasi" was used as the title of Prabhu Deva's 2021 autobiography.
The song's name also inspired the title of Rajsirpy's 1996 film Take It Easy Urvasi.