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{{short description|2018 Ballad song performed by Arko}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox song
| name          = O Saathi
| cover         =
| type          = Song
| artist        = [[Atif Aslam]]
| album         = [[Baaghi 2]]
| released      = 9 March 2018
| studio        = AMV Studios
| genre         = [[Filmi]], [[Romance film|Romantic]]
| length        = 4:12
| label         = [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
| writer        = [[Arko Pravo Mukherjee]]
| producer      = [[Sajid Nadiadwala]]
| prev_title    = Sehmi Hai Dhadkan
| prev_year     = 2018
| next_title    = Selfish
| next_year     = 2018
}}
"'''O Saathi'''" ({{Translation|'''O my friend'''}}) is a song from the 2018 [[Bollywood]] film ''[[Baaghi 2]]''. Pakistani singer [[Atif Aslam]] sang the song written and composed by [[Arko Pravo Mukherjee]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Baaghi 2 : O Saathi Song Review Tiger Shroff Disha Patani {{!}} D STAR NEWS|url=https://dstarnews.com/baaghi-2-o-saathi-song-review-tiger-shroff-disha-patani/|website=dstarnews.com|access-date=2 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=O Saathi|url=https://www.wikilistia.com/o-saathi/|language=en-US|access-date=2 May 2020}}</ref> The song marked the last work of [[Atif Aslam]] in [[Cinema of India|Indian film industry]] as a result of ban on Pakistani artists.
== Release ==
The music video was released on 9 March 2018 by [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]] on [[YouTube]]. It has received over 250&nbsp;million views on YouTube as of October 2022.<ref name=":0">{{Citation|title=O Saathi Video Song {{!}} Baaghi 2 {{!}} Tiger Shroff {{!}} Disha Patani {{!}} Arko {{!}} Ahmed Khan {{!}} Sajid Nadiadwala|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OX-h7MtkeOI|language=en|access-date=2 May 2020}}</ref> Lyrical video has received over 470&nbsp;million views as of October 2022.<ref>{{Citation|title=O Saathi Lyrical Video {{!}} Baaghi 2 {{!}} Tiger Shroff {{!}} Disha Patani {{!}} Arko {{!}} Ahmed Khan Sajid Nadiadwala|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuXLN23ZGQo|language=en|access-date=2 May 2020}}</ref>
== Music video ==
The song's music video features [[Tiger Shroff]] and [[Disha Patani]]. Set in a college, it shows Tiger pursuing the very shy Disha in every possible way. Whenever she sees him, she stops her work, showing how they fall in love.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Baaghi 2 O Saathi song is all about Tiger Shroff and Disha Patani's college romance|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/baaghi-2-new-song-o-saathi-tiger-shroff-disha-patani-1185384-2018-03-09 |date=9 March 2018 |website=India Today|language=en |access-date=2 May 2020}}</ref>
== Credits and personnel ==
* Song – O Saathi
* Singer – [[Atif Aslam]]
* Music & Lyrics – [[Arko Pravo Mukherjee|Arko]]
* Additional Vocals – [[Payal Dev]]
* Programming & Arrangement – Aditya Dev
* Guitars – Krishna Pradhan
* Flutes – Tejas Vinchurkar
* Musicians Recorded by – Rahul Sharma at AMV Studios
* Vocals recorded at Siena Studios
* Dubai Mix – Aditya Dev
* Master – [[Eric Pillai]]
* Label: [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]<ref name=":0" />
'''Note:''' [[Atif Aslam]]'s name was removed from the credits of the song due to ban on [[Pakistani]] artists.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Baaghi 2' Team Removes Atif Aslam's Name From Credits For 'O Saathi'|url=https://reviewit.pk/baaghi-2-team-removes-atif-aslams-name-from-credits-for-o-saathi/|website=Reviewit.pk|language=en-US|access-date=2 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Indian music company removes Atif Aslam's name from his latest song|url=https://www.somethinghaute.com/bollywood-refuses-to-give-atif-aslam-credit-for-o-saathi/|date=9 March 2018|website=Something Haute|language=en-US|access-date=2 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Atif Aslam's Latest Song 'O Saathi' Creates an Uproar in India!|url=https://www.brandsynario.com/atif-aslams-latest-song-o-saathi-creates-an-uproar-in-india/|last=Sulaiman|first=Ghazala|date=22 March 2018|website=Brandsynario|language=en-US|access-date=2 May 2020}}</ref>
== Accolades ==
{| class="wikitable"
!No.
!Award
!Category
!Result
|-
|1
|[[11th Mirchi Music Awards]]
|Listeners' Choice Song of the Year<ref>{{Cite web|title=Listener's Choice Song of the year Archives|url=http://www.mirchimusicawards.com/category/bollywood2015/2018/nominations-2018/listeners-choice-song-of-the-year-nominations-2018/|website=Music Mirchi Awards|language=en-US|access-date=2 May 2020}}</ref>
|{{won}}
|}
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
== External links==
{{Baaghi}}
{{T-Series}}
[[Category:Atif Aslam songs]]
[[Category:Songs in Hindi]]
[[Category:2018 songs]]
[[Category:Indian songs]]
[[Category:Songs written for films]]
[[Category:Songs written by Arko Pravo Mukherjee]]