Bulaye Chhathi Maa: Ayushmann Khurrana and Sharvari Celebrate Chhath Puja in Sooraj Barjatya's Yeh Prem Mol Liya
In most Hindi films, a festival is decoration. In Sooraj R. Barjatya's films, it is structure.
Weddings, pujas and family gatherings have long been the hinges on which his stories turn: the moments when families assemble, feelings surface and the plot quietly shifts. It is a grammar he has refined across decades at Rajshri Productions.
The makers of his new film, Yeh Prem Mol Liya, have now released a song that belongs squarely to that tradition.
The song
Bulaye Chhathi Maa is a devotional number built around Chhath Puja, the festival observed with particular devotion across Bihar, Jharkhand and eastern Uttar Pradesh.
It features Ayushmann Khurrana and Sharvari in traditional attire, seeking blessings and joining the celebrations. The setting is devotional, but the song makes room for something more intimate: a tender exchange between the two leads, framed by the larger warmth of a family coming together.
The credits:
Music: Himesh Reshammiya
Vocals: Shreya Ghoshal and Keshav Anand
Lyrics: Manoj Muntashir Shukla
Choreography: Shabina Khan
Cinematography: Manoj Kumar Khatoi
A soundtrack built on occasions
Bulaye Chhathi Maa joins a soundtrack that already includes Jai Ambe Bol, Jhumka Patola and Saawan Aaya Hai. Read together, the titles sketch the film's emotional calendar: devotion, festivity, monsoon romance and now Chhath.
There is a small curiosity in the release schedule. Himesh Reshammiya is also the composer of Gunmaaster G9, which opens on the same day. On 27 November, then, the same composer will be heard in two very different films: a Barjatya family drama and an Emraan Hashmi actioner.
The film
Directed by Sooraj R. Barjatya, Yeh Prem Mol Liya stars Ayushmann Khurrana and Sharvari, with an ensemble that includes Anupam Kher, Supriya Pathak, Seema Pahwa, Saumya Tandon, Swanand Kirkire, Shaad Randhawa, Shruti Seth, Geeta Agrawal Sharma, Krish Rao and Ashnoor Kuckreja.
It is produced by Rajshri Productions in association with Mahaveer Jain Films.
The pairing of Barjatya's sensibility with Khurrana, an actor whose career has been built on the textures of middle-class Indian life, is the film's most intriguing proposition. A Chhath song is, in that sense, a fitting signal of intent: rooted, familial and unembarrassed by sentiment.
Yeh Prem Mol Liya releases in cinemas on 27 November 2026. Bulaye Chhathi Maa is out now.
This article draws on information shared by the film's publicists.
Frequently asked questions
Who sang Bulaye Chhathi Maa?
Bulaye Chhathi Maa is sung by Shreya Ghoshal and Keshav Anand, composed by Himesh Reshammiya, with lyrics by Manoj Muntashir Shukla.
When does Yeh Prem Mol Liya release?
Yeh Prem Mol Liya releases in cinemas on 27 November 2026.
Who directed Yeh Prem Mol Liya?
Sooraj R. Barjatya directed the film, which is produced by Rajshri Productions in association with Mahaveer Jain Films.
Kenneth Hopkins is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of AltBollywood. Indofuturist, posthumanist and unapologetically Indocentric, he describes himself as an epimemeticist, a swaraji, a freakonomist, a lexicographer and a cartochronicler, mapping the ideas, words and quiet shifts that shape Indian entertainment. Follow him on Instagram at @kennethhopkins.
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