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| "Chaiyya Chaiyya" | |
|---|---|
| Song by A. R. Rahman | |
| from the album Dil Se.. soundtrack | |
| Released | 1998 |
| Studio | Panchathan Record Inn |
| Genre | |
| Length | 6:48 |
| Label | |
| Composer(s) | A. R. Rahman |
| Lyricist(s) | Gulzar |
| Producer(s) | A. R. Rahman |
| Audio sample | |
"Chaiyya Chaiyya" ("[walk] in shade") is an Indian pop-folk song, featured in the soundtrack of the Bollywood film Dil Se.., released in 1998. Based on Sufi music and Urdu poetry,[1] the single was derived from the lyrics of the song "Tere Ishq Nachaya", written by Bulleh Shah, with music composed by A.R. Rahman, written by Gulzar, and sung by Sukhwinder Singh and Sapna Awasthi. The accompanying music video was directed by Mani Ratnam and picturised on Shah Rukh Khan and Malaika Arora, where they perform the song on top of a moving train.
"Chaiyya Chaiyya" was a critical and commercial success, selling over six million units in India[2] and earning a cult following internationally, and is often cited as an influential track in Hindi cinema. In 2002, the BBC World Service conducted an international poll to choose the ten most popular songs of all time: "Chaiyya Chaiyya" finished ninth.[3]
Chaiyya Chaiyya became especially popular and the song has been featured in the film Inside Man (2006), in the musical Bombay Dreams, and in the television shows Smith and CSI: Miami.[4]
- ^ Basu, Anustup (2010). Bollywood in the Age of New Media: The Geo-televisual Aesthetic: The Geo-televisual Aesthetic. Edinburgh University Press. p. 164. ISBN 9780748643233.
- ^ "Rahman @ 25". News18. CNN International. 8 September 2017. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ "The World's Top Ten". BBC World Service. Retrieved 5 November 2008.
- ^ "Dil Se Soundtrack". Amazon. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2011.