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Old news but a surprise.. Chaiyya Chaiyya in Hollywood

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windchimes
windchimes Original post #1
Nov 18, 2008 at 3:28 PM
This was a bit surprising.. Watched this movie "Inside Man" and surprisingly it had
"Chaiyya Chaiyya" as opening and ending. But in the credits it is wrongly written as "Written by AR Rahman and Gulzar" . Though I am not sure why the director chose the song there.... the various youtube links on the same shows that people love it.. So a late
kudos to Ar Rahman and Sukhwinder..
rhitwick
Nov 18, 2008 at 3:32 PM
Re: Old news but a surprise.. Chaiyya Chaiyya in Hollwood

This was a bit surprising.. Watched this movie "Inside Man" and surprisingly it had
"Chaiyya Chaiyya" as opening and ending. But in the credits it is wrongly written as "Written by AR Rahman and Gulzar" . Though I am not sure why the director chose the song there.... the various youtube links on the same shows that people love it.. So a late
kudos to Ar Rahman and Sukhwinder..
This is d first time u saw d movie, right??:)
tarey_g
tarey_g #4
Nov 18, 2008 at 4:59 PM
does 'Chaiyya Chaiyya' even fit in context of the movie in any way ?
I have not seen the movie.
Faun
Faun #5
Nov 18, 2008 at 6:05 PM
Well if you have seen Moulin Rouge then there is a remix version of Chamma Chamma from China gate :D
eggman
eggman #6
Nov 18, 2008 at 8:24 PM
does 'Chaiyya Chaiyya' even fit in context of the movie in any way ?
I have not seen the movie.

No. It's just an opening song....But feels good
thewisecrab
Nov 18, 2008 at 8:38 PM
Yup. It is the opening song but it has no relation with the film :p
chicha
chicha #8
Nov 18, 2008 at 8:50 PM
^ the movie is amazing. a must watch
windchimes
Nov 18, 2008 at 9:49 PM
Well if you have seen Moulin Rouge then there is a remix version of Chamma Chamma from China gate :D

Yeah..That I remember.. But interestingly Why both these starts with "C" and repeats twice..?? (No place for a song like "chale chalo" unless you make it chale chale or chalo chalo ;-) )

Probably it is the rhythm and beats and the dancng mood they create attracting the west. And I would say these are thousand times better than American Rap.

does 'Chaiyya Chaiyya' even fit in context of the movie in any way ?
I have not seen the movie.

No..And I would love to know why the director opted for it. It is AR MAGIC probably
Faun
Faun #10
Nov 18, 2008 at 10:34 PM
Probably it is the rhythm and beats and the dancng mood they create attracting the west. And I would say these are thousand times better than American Rap.
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