Loki’s Bollywood Connection; Loki features tons of popular references and a Bollywood Song
by Susweta Bose | Tue, 20 Jul 2021 17:13:07 GMT

The last episode from the six-episode long series Loki turned out to be a surprise for many viewers. This episode began by showing multiple incidents around the MCU, and you can hear famous lines by Iron Man, Captain America, Thor and many more during the opening scene. The opening scene also features prominent voices worldwide like Malala Yousuf from Pakistan, Greta Thunberg, Neil Armstrong, and others.

Surprisingly, you can also hear the famous Bollywood song "Swag Saha Nahi Jaye" during this scene as well. The famous song was first heard from the 2018 film "Happy Phirr Bhaag Jaegi", starring Sonakshi Sinha, Jimmy Shergill and Jassie Gill. The song was penned by Mudassar Aziz and sung by Sohail Sen, Shadab Faridi and Neha Bhasin.

The inclusion of a Bollywood song in Loki’s final episode was no mistake, and it was to surprise the Indian audience. The Marvel franchise has a huge fan following across India. The latest marvel movies such as Avengers Endgame and Avengers Infinity Wars have made huge profits at the box office.

The reactions from Indian fans was worth watching as this little plug-in was the talk of the town. Fans could be seen tweeting and expressing their feelings about the Bollywood connection of Loki. A Marvel fan, Ava, tweeted, "Moved me to the core. The references to Greta Thunberg and Malala Yousafzai were amazing. Then the Bollywood music!  (Was that about the Eternals? Can someone explain this?) It just kept getting better and better!”

The first episode of Loki was released on 9th June 2021 on Disney+Hotstar, and Marvel has confirmed its second season soon.

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