Dus Bahane

Dus Bahane is a song from the 2005 Hindi film Dus, sung by KK and Shaan. The lyrics for the song were written by Panchhi Jalonvi and the music is composed by Vishal–Shekhar.

"Dus Bahane" received positive reception from audiences. It was the most played song of 2005, in close competition with Kajra Re from Bunty Aur Babli.

Music video
The song is picturized upon Abhishek Bachchan and Zayed Khan, the lead cast of the film. The video shows Shashank Dheer (Abhishek Bachchan) and Aditya Singh (Zayed Khan) dancing to the song.

Filming
Zayed Khan revealed to Bollywood Hungama that the song wasn't supposed to be shot, but the director Anubhav Sinha insisted Bachchan and Khan. Khan said, "if we manage to shoot it, fine, if not, we will release the movie as is". The song was shot in 10 hours.

Critical reception
Upon the release of the song, it gained lots of appreciation for its music by critics and listeners alike. According to Rediff.com, "what people loved more than the script was the song of it. Viewers complained about the song coming on too early in the film." Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama described the song as a "marvelous number" and said "if there has been a song this year that has caught the nation's attention on day one of the promos, it's the title song "Dus Bahane"". Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com also liked the song and described the song as "punchy and high-voltage."

Accolades
"Dus Bahane" won the award at the 3rd ceremony of India's MTV Immies—Best Performance in a film song (Male) for Bachchan and Khan. The song received nomination at the 51st ceremony of India's Filmfare Awards—Best Male Playback Singer for Shaan and KK. It was also nominated at the 7th ceremony of India's IIFA Awards—Best Male Playback Singer for Shaan and KK.

Remix
A recreation music video Dus Bahane 2.0 from the 2020 film Baaghi 3 featuring Tiger Shroff and Shraddha Kapoor was released on 12 February 2020. Reacting to the remix, Vishal–Shekhar were not very happy about their song being remixed without their knowledge and said that "they were doing whatever they can do to save their song". They further added that "they were trying to fix so that the song isn't reduced to merely another shoddy remix."