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Dil Bole Hadippa is a forthcoming 2009 Bollywood film starring Rani Mukerji and Shahid Kapoor. And many of our readers who are not so Punjabi are asking what is the meaning of Hadippa? Read here . . .

Dil Bole Hadippa is the story of Veera Kaur (Rani Mukerji) who belongs to a village where girls don’t play cricket. In order to fulfill her dreams, she puts on a turban and beard and becomes “Veer Pratap Singh”. Her brilliance on the field earns her a place in Rohan’s (Shahid Kapoor) team. So you will see Rani Mukerji wearing a turban and becoming a Sardarji. Wow! The other in cast include Anupam Kher, Rakhi Sawant and Sherlyn Chopra.

Meaning of Hadippa in Dil Bole Hadippa

Hadippa is a typical Bhangra term. You myst have heard a lot of Bhangra songs packed with occasional chants of “Balle Balle” which means ‘Hurray! Hurray!’. Similarly “Hadippa” – another Bhagra term which is frequently used in Bhagra songs means ‘bravo’ in english.

Hadippa and Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Dil Bole Hadippa is directed by Anurag Singh and produced by Aditya Chopra under the Yash Raj Films banner. It is said that movie was initially titled just “Hadippa”. But Sanjay Leela Bhansali had already bought rights for the title “Hadippa”. When Yashraj Films requested Sanjay Leela Bhansali to give them rights for the title, Bhansali refused (How un cooperative Mr. Black?). Later, it had was announced that the movie title would be “Dil Bole Hadippa”