“Baby Doll" is a Punjabi song by Kanika Kapoor for the Hindi film Ragini MMS 2. For this song, Kanika Kapoor won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer.
Critical reception The song has received mixed-to-positive reviews. Reviewers from Times of India described the song as "a hook-filled dance number that has definite repeat value", while Joginder Tuteja from Rediff wrote that "the song has chartbuster written all over it".
Suanshu Khurana of Indian Express was more critical as they wrote that the song "may not be perfect in terms of musicality" and "even cheesy", but also praised its "catchy melody, unique voices, and those heady beats". Khurana also noted the orchestration's comtemporary feel, which is almost exclusively created by an Octapad with the only Punjabi folk instrument being the tumbi.
Release and performance A teaser of the song was released on 6 February 2014. The video song was released on YouTube on 12 February 2014. The audio song was released as a single on 14 February 2014. For most of the year, it was on the top charts on several music channels. "Baby Doll" also became a euphemism for Sunny Leone.
Awards and nominations YearNomineeAwardCategoryResultRef. 2015 Bharat Goel & Meet Bros Anjjan Mirchi Music Awards Best Song Producer (Programming & Arranging) Gautam Chakraborty, Uddipan Sharma & Eric Pillai Best Song Engineer (Recording & Mixing) rowspan=3 Kanika Kapoor Female Vocalist of The Year Upcoming Female Vocalist of The Year Filmfare Awards Best Female Playback Singer rowspan="2" GiMA Awards Best Female Playback Singer Screen Awards Best Female Playback Singer Star Guild Awards Best Female Playback Singer 2014 BIG Star Entertainment Awards Most Entertaining Singer (Female) Stardust Awards Best Playback Singer – Female
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