Om Jai Jagdish Hare

Om Jai Jagdish Hare (Hindi: ॐ जय जगदीश हरे) is a Hindu religious song written by Shardha Ram Phillauri.^[1] It is a Hindi-language composition dedicated to the deity Vishnu, popularly sung during the ritual of arti.

Om Jai Jagdish Hare
by Shardha Ram Phillauri
Genre	Hymn, Aarti, Religious music
Written	c. 1870
Language	Hindi

It has been described as a "film arti" due to its inclusion in the film Purab Aur Paschim (1970), after which it became immensely popular such that it entered temple pujas.^[2] Due to its popularisation by Bollywood cinema, it has been described as a "national arti" that is sung on any given religious occasion. In the late 1980s, it was associated with younger educated people whose notions of religious ritual had had greater influence from Hindi cinema than local religious tradition.^[3]

Popular culture

• In the 1952 movie, Anand Math, the Govinda damodar Stotram^[4] of Sri BilvaMangala Thakura is adapted with the Jai Jagdish Hare refrain.(video search)
• In Purab Aur Paschim (1970), the prayer symbolizes the continuity of the Indian tradition before and after India's independence.(video search)
• In the 2001 movie, Freddy Got Fingered, the prayer is chanted at 24:45.
• The prayer inspired the movie "Om Jai Jagadish" in 2002.
• In the Movie "Baghban (2003 film)", as a prayer (Aarti) "Om Jai Jagdish" in the voice of Udit Narayan & Sneha Pant.