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{{Infobox song<br />
| name = Chaiyya Chaiyya<br />
| cover =<br />
| artist = [[A. R. Rahman]]<br />
| album = [[Dil Se..]] soundtrack<br />
| released = 1998<br />
| studio= [[Panchathan Record Inn]]<br />
| genre = <br />
*[[Music of Bollywood|Bollywood]]<br />
*[[Filmi]]<br />
*[[Sufi music|Sufi]]<br />
*[[Pop-folk]]<br />
| length = 6:48<br />
| composer = [[A. R. Rahman]]<br />
| lyricist = [[Gulzar (lyricist)|Gulzar]]<br />
| label = <br />
*[[Sony Classical]]<br />
*Venus<br />
*[[Varèse Sarabande]]<br />
| producer = [[A. R. Rahman]]<br />
| misc = {{Audio sample<br />
| type = song<br />
| file = Chaiyya Chaiyya.ogg<br />
}}<br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''"Chaiyya Chaiyya"''' (Hindi: छैयाँ छैयाँ {{lang-en|[walk] in shade}}) is an [[Music of India|Indian song]] from the 1998 [[Bollywood]] film ''[[Dil Se..]]'', composed by [[A.R. Rahman]], written by [[Gulzar]], and sung by [[Sukhwinder Singh]] and [[Sapna Awasthi]]. It quickly became popular upon the film's release, and its music video, directed by [[Mani Ratnam]] and starring [[Shah Rukh Khan]] and [[Malaika Arora]], gained cult status. The song is based on [[Sufi music]] and [[Urdu poetry]].<ref name="Basu">{{cite book|last=Basu|first=Anustup|title=Bollywood in the Age of New Media: The Geo-televisual Aesthetic: The Geo-televisual Aesthetic|date=2010|publisher=[[Edinburgh University Press]]|isbn=9780748643233|page=164|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AxyrBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA164}}</ref> The [[Tamil language|Tamil]] version is called "Thaiyya Thaiyya", which was also popular among the [[Tamil people|Tamils]]. The lyrics for Tamil version was written by Vairamuthu. Sukhwinder Singh also sang the Tamil version with Malgudi Subha and Palakkad Sreeram joining as singers.<br />
<br />
The ''Dil Se..'' [[soundtrack album]], where the song appeared on, sold six million units in India.<ref name="news18">{{cite news|title=Rahman @ 25|url=http://www.news18.com/news/immersive/rahman-at-25.html|work=[[CNN-News18]]|agency=[[CNN International]]|date=8 September 2017}}</ref> In 2002, the [[BBC World Service]] conducted an international poll to choose the ten most popular songs of all time. Around 7000 songs were selected from all over the world. According to the [[BBC]], people from 155 countries voted "Chaiyya Chaiyya" ninth in the top 10 songs.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/us/features/topten/profiles/index.shtml |title= The World's Top Ten |accessdate=2008-11-05 |work= |publisher= [[BBC World Service]] |date= }}</ref><br />
<br />
==History==<br />
The lyrics of "Chaiyya Chaiyya" are based on the [[Sufi music|Sufi folk song]] "Thaiyya Thaiyya" with lyrics by poet [[Bulleh Shah]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Did you know? Thaiya Thaiya From Uyire is based on a song highlighting casteism!|url=https://www.moviecrow.com/News/25868/chaiya-chaiya-bulleh-shah-thaiya-thaiya-ar-rahman|access-date=2021-01-12|website=www.moviecrow.com}}</ref> Singer [[Sukhwinder Singh]] originally suggested the song to A.R. Rahman who was looking for a [[Punjabi music|Punjabi devotional song]] to include on the soundtrack of ''Dil Se..''. [[Gulzar]] subsequently rewrote the lyrics and changed the name to "Chaiyya Chaiyya".<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.indianexpress.com/oldStory/54571/ |title= ‘Music, like religion, has a soul. If you get this right, you can have different arrangements’ |date= 7 September 2004 |work= Indian Express |accessdate=31 March 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Gaekwad|first=Manish|title=Audio master: The lasting brilliance of AR Rahman’s ‘Dil Se’|url=https://scroll.in/reel/1175/audio-master-the-lasting-brilliance-of-ar-rahmans-dil-se|access-date=2020-08-28|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref><br />
<br />
"Chaiyya Chaiyya" reached the top of the charts in [[India]] and became popular in the [[United Kingdom]].{{citation needed|date=July 2012}}<br />
<br />
In an Interview with called "Sadhanai Tamilargal" with Mani Ratnam, AR Rahman and Vairamuthu, Rahman stated that the song was originally composed for his album [[Vande Mataram (album)|Vande Mataram]]. But as it didn't fit in, he decided to show it to [[Mani Ratnam]], who loves these kind of catchy tunes. The very first time hearing the song, Mani Ratnam decided to shoot the song on a train.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}<br />
<br />
==Music video==<br />
The video was filmed on top of the [[Ooty]] train, powered by [[Nilgiri Mountain Railway X class|X-Class Steam Locomotive]] (the [[Nilgiri Mountain Railway]]) in mountainous [[Tamil Nadu]], southern India, while actor [[Shah Rukh Khan|Shahrukh Khan]] dances with model/actress [[Malaika Arora]] and other dancers. The film was directed by [[Mani Ratnam]] and recorded by [[Santosh Sivan]]. The choreography was completed in four and half days by [[Farah Khan]].<ref>{{cite news<br />
| last = Poojari<br />
| first = Chatura<br />
| title = My first break: Farah Khan<br />
| date = 1998-09-11<br />
| url = http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19980911/25451004.html<br />
| accessdate = 2008-08-08<br />
| newspaper = [[The Indian Express]]<br />
| postscript = <!--None-->}}.<br />
</ref> No major back projections or post-production special effects were used in the music video.<br />
<br />
[[Malaika Arora]], one of the performers, recalls: "Would you believe it? Well, the "Chaiya Chaiya" song was shot exactly as you see it on the screen: No camera tricks, no back projection, no post-production special effects!"<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/lf/2002/02/11/stories/2002021100260200.htm|title=From tube to screen|author=A.A. Michael Raj|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2002-02-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110201142323/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/lf/2002/02/11/stories/2002021100260200.htm|archive-date=1 February 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> She also said that "...One of the unit members tripped and hurt himself. Other than that, things were safe."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2000/jul/05mal.htm |title='I expect a lot from myself'|author=Sukanya Verma|publisher=[[Rediff]]|accessdate=2011-04-04}}</ref><br />
<br />
==Popular culture==<br />
<br />
The song was featured in the opening of the second act of the musical ''[[Bombay Dreams]]'', in which the train sequence from ''[[Dil Se..]]'' is recreated on stage.<br />
<br />
Remixes of the song were used in the opening and closing credits of the 2006 film ''[[Inside Man]]''. The opening credits, set over shots of the robbery crew driving into Manhattan, feature an abridged version of the original with additional trumpet accompaniment, and the closing credits feature a hip-hop-inflected remix featuring [[Panjabi MC]] ("Chaiyya Chaiyya Bollywood Joint").<br />
<br />
The song was featured in the background in [[Outsourced (TV series)#ep13|episode 13]] of the American sitcom ''[[Outsourced (TV series)|Outsourced]]''.<br />
<br />
The song was featured in the pilot episode of ''[[Smith (TV series)|Smith]]''. A cover of this song was performed in episode 5 of season 5 of ''[[CSI: Miami]]''.<br />
<br />
The original track and a live version of "Chaiyya Chaiyya" are featured in AR Rahman's compilation album, ''A. R. Rahman – A World of Music''.<br />
<br />
The song was used during the [[2010 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony|opening ceremony]] of the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]] held at the [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]], [[New Delhi]] on 3 October 2010.<br />
<br />
"Chaiyya Chaiyya" became famous in [[Indonesia]] in 2011, after [[Norman Kamaru]], a policeman from [[Gorontalo (city)|Gorontalo]], [[Indonesia]] recorded himself [[lipsync]]-ing it and uploaded the video to [[YouTube]]. The name of the video is "Polisi Gorontalo Menggila" (Crazy Gorontalo Police).<ref>{{cite web |url= http://id.berita.yahoo.com/goyang-india-polisi-muda.html |title= Goyang India Polisi Muda |date= 4 April 2011 |work= Yahoo! News Indonesia |accessdate=12 April 2011}}</ref><br />
<br />
On 17 May 2015, recording artist [[Kurt Hugo Schneider]] with [[Sam Tsui]], Vidya and [[Shankar Tucker]], uploaded a mashup video on YouTube titled [https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=16&v=yHA9lxVhNdo Chaiyya Chaiyya / Don't Stop MASHUP!! - INDIA EDITION ft Sam Tsui, Shankar Tucker, Vidya]. It garnered 300,000 views in 3 days. [[Shah Rukh Khan]] tweeted it, appreciating their work. As of January 2016, the YouTube video has 25 million views.<br />
<br />
The [[a cappella]] group [[Penn Masala]] covered the song in their seventh album, ''Panoramic''.<br />
<br />
Eammon, one of the characters of [[Kamila Shamsie]]'s novel [[Home Fire (novel)|Home Fire]] looks up the video and lyrics of the song in his attempt to learn Urdu.<br />
<br />
The Telugu version of this song was sung by Mano and Sahithi at ETV@20 Tenali, held at Tenali in February 2016<br />
<br />
GrooveDev in the same year (2016) created the Remix of this song<br />
<br />
== Awards and nominations ==<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"<br />
!Year<br />
!Award<br />
!Category<br />
!Recipients<br />
!Results<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="4" |1999<br />
| rowspan="3" |[[Filmfare Awards]]<br />
|[[Filmfare Best Lyricist Award|Best Lyricist]]<br />
|[[Gulzar (lyricist)|Gulzar]]<br />
|{{won}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[Filmfare Best Male Playback Award|Best Male Playback]]<br />
|[[Sukhwinder Singh]]<br />
|{{won}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[Filmfare Best Choreography Award|Best Choreography]]<br />
|[[Farah Khan]]<br />
|{{won}}<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="1" |[[Star Screen Awards]]<br />
|[[Star Screen Award for Best Male Playback|Best Male Playback]]<br />
|[[Sukhwinder Singh]]<br />
|{{won}}<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* English translation of this song is available at [http://blog.chandrahasa.com/archives/3168].<br />
* An English translation available at [http://lyricstranslate.com/en/chaiyya-chaiyya-shade.html].<br />
<br />
{{authority control}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:1998 songs]]<br />
[[Category:Hindi film songs]]<br />
[[Category:Indian songs]]<br />
[[Category:Sufi music]]<br />
[[Category:Songs with music by A. R. Rahman]]<br />
[[Category:Songs with lyrics by Gulzar]]<br />
[[Category:Sukhwinder Singh songs]]<br />
[[Category:Urdu-language songs]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil film songs]]<br />
[[Category:Sufi songs]]<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2014}}<br />
{{More citations needed|date=July 2012}}<br />
{{Infobox song<br />
| name = Chaiyya Chaiyya<br />
| cover =<br />
| artist = [[A. R. Rahman]]<br />
| album = [[Dil Se..]] soundtrack<br />
| released = 1998<br />
| studio= [[Panchathan Record Inn]]<br />
| genre = <br />
*[[Music of Bollywood|Bollywood]]<br />
*[[Filmi]]<br />
*[[Sufi music|Sufi]]<br />
*[[Pop-folk]]<br />
| length = 6:48<br />
| composer = [[A. R. Rahman]]<br />
| lyricist = [[Gulzar (lyricist)|Gulzar]]<br />
| label = <br />
*[[Sony Classical]]<br />
*Venus<br />
*[[Varèse Sarabande]]<br />
| producer = [[A. R. Rahman]]<br />
| misc = {{Audio sample<br />
| type = song<br />
| file = Chaiyya Chaiyya.ogg<br />
}}<br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''"Chaiyya Chaiyya"''' (Hindi: छैयाँ छैयाँ {{lang-en|[walk] in shade}}) is an [[Music of India|Indian song]] from the 1998 [[Bollywood]] film ''[[Dil Se..]]'', composed by [[A.R. Rahman]], written by [[Gulzar]], and sung by [[Sukhwinder Singh]] and [[Sapna Awasthi]]. It quickly became popular upon the film's release, and its music video, directed by [[Mani Ratnam]] and starring [[Shah Rukh Khan]] and [[Malaika Arora]], gained cult status. The song is based on [[Sufi music]] and [[Urdu poetry]].<ref name="Basu">{{cite book|last=Basu|first=Anustup|title=Bollywood in the Age of New Media: The Geo-televisual Aesthetic: The Geo-televisual Aesthetic|date=2010|publisher=[[Edinburgh University Press]]|isbn=9780748643233|page=164|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AxyrBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA164}}</ref> The [[Tamil language|Tamil]] version is called "Thaiyya Thaiyya", which was also popular among the [[Tamil people|Tamils]]. The lyrics for Tamil version was written by Vairamuthu. Sukhwinder Singh also sang the Tamil version with Malgudi Subha and Palakkad Sreeram joining as singers.<br />
<br />
The ''Dil Se..'' [[soundtrack album]], where the song appeared on, sold six million units in India.<ref name="news18">{{cite news|title=Rahman @ 25|url=http://www.news18.com/news/immersive/rahman-at-25.html|work=[[CNN-News18]]|agency=[[CNN International]]|date=8 September 2017}}</ref> In 2002, the [[BBC World Service]] conducted an international poll to choose the ten most popular songs of all time. Around 7000 songs were selected from all over the world. According to the [[BBC]], people from 155 countries voted "Chaiyya Chaiyya" ninth in the top 10 songs.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/us/features/topten/profiles/index.shtml |title= The World's Top Ten |accessdate=2008-11-05 |work= |publisher= [[BBC World Service]] |date= }}</ref><br />
<br />
==History==<br />
The lyrics of "Chaiyya Chaiyya" are based on the [[Sufi music|Sufi folk song]] "Thaiyya Thaiyya" with lyrics by poet [[Bulleh Shah]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Did you know? Thaiya Thaiya From Uyire is based on a song highlighting casteism!|url=https://www.moviecrow.com/News/25868/chaiya-chaiya-bulleh-shah-thaiya-thaiya-ar-rahman|access-date=2021-01-12|website=www.moviecrow.com}}</ref> Singer [[Sukhwinder Singh]] originally suggested the song to A.R. Rahman who was looking for a [[Punjabi music|Punjabi devotional song]] to include on the soundtrack of ''Dil Se..''. [[Gulzar]] subsequently rewrote the lyrics and changed the name to "Chaiyya Chaiyya".<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.indianexpress.com/oldStory/54571/ |title= ‘Music, like religion, has a soul. If you get this right, you can have different arrangements’ |date= 7 September 2004 |work= Indian Express |accessdate=31 March 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Gaekwad|first=Manish|title=Audio master: The lasting brilliance of AR Rahman’s ‘Dil Se’|url=https://scroll.in/reel/1175/audio-master-the-lasting-brilliance-of-ar-rahmans-dil-se|access-date=2020-08-28|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref><br />
<br />
"Chaiyya Chaiyya" reached the top of the charts in [[India]] and became popular in the [[United Kingdom]].{{citation needed|date=July 2012}}<br />
<br />
In an Interview with called "Sadhanai Tamilargal" with Mani Ratnam, AR Rahman and Vairamuthu, Rahman stated that the song was originally composed for his album [[Vande Mataram (album)|Vande Mataram]]. But as it didn't fit in, he decided to show it to [[Mani Ratnam]], who loves these kind of catchy tunes. The very first time hearing the song, Mani Ratnam decided to shoot the song on a train.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}<br />
<br />
==Music video==<br />
The video was filmed on top of the [[Ooty]] train, powered by [[Nilgiri Mountain Railway X class|X-Class Steam Locomotive]] (the [[Nilgiri Mountain Railway]]) in mountainous [[Tamil Nadu]], southern India, while actor [[Shah Rukh Khan|Shahrukh Khan]] dances with model/actress [[Malaika Arora]] and other dancers. The film was directed by [[Mani Ratnam]] and recorded by [[Santosh Sivan]]. The choreography was completed in four and half days by [[Farah Khan]].<ref>{{cite news<br />
| last = Poojari<br />
| first = Chatura<br />
| title = My first break: Farah Khan<br />
| date = 1998-09-11<br />
| url = http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19980911/25451004.html<br />
| accessdate = 2008-08-08<br />
| newspaper = [[The Indian Express]]<br />
| postscript = <!--None-->}}.<br />
</ref> No major back projections or post-production special effects were used in the music video.<br />
<br />
[[Malaika Arora]], one of the performers, recalls: "Would you believe it? Well, the "Chaiya Chaiya" song was shot exactly as you see it on the screen: No camera tricks, no back projection, no post-production special effects!"<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/lf/2002/02/11/stories/2002021100260200.htm|title=From tube to screen|author=A.A. Michael Raj|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2002-02-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110201142323/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/lf/2002/02/11/stories/2002021100260200.htm|archive-date=1 February 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> She also said that "...One of the unit members tripped and hurt himself. Other than that, things were safe."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2000/jul/05mal.htm |title='I expect a lot from myself'|author=Sukanya Verma|publisher=[[Rediff]]|accessdate=2011-04-04}}</ref><br />
<br />
==Popular culture==<br />
<br />
The song was featured in the opening of the second act of the musical ''[[Bombay Dreams]]'', in which the train sequence from ''[[Dil Se..]]'' is recreated on stage.<br />
<br />
Remixes of the song were used in the opening and closing credits of the 2006 film ''[[Inside Man]]''. The opening credits, set over shots of the robbery crew driving into Manhattan, feature an abridged version of the original with additional trumpet accompaniment, and the closing credits feature a hip-hop-inflected remix featuring [[Panjabi MC]] ("Chaiyya Chaiyya Bollywood Joint").<br />
<br />
The song was featured in the background in [[Outsourced (TV series)#ep13|episode 13]] of the American sitcom ''[[Outsourced (TV series)|Outsourced]]''.<br />
<br />
The song was featured in the pilot episode of ''[[Smith (TV series)|Smith]]''. A cover of this song was performed in episode 5 of season 5 of ''[[CSI: Miami]]''.<br />
<br />
The original track and a live version of "Chaiyya Chaiyya" are featured in AR Rahman's compilation album, ''A. R. Rahman – A World of Music''.<br />
<br />
The song was used during the [[2010 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony|opening ceremony]] of the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]] held at the [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]], [[New Delhi]] on 3 October 2010.<br />
<br />
"Chaiyya Chaiyya" became famous in [[Indonesia]] in 2011, after [[Norman Kamaru]], a policeman from [[Gorontalo (city)|Gorontalo]], [[Indonesia]] recorded himself [[lipsync]]-ing it and uploaded the video to [[YouTube]]. The name of the video is "Polisi Gorontalo Menggila" (Crazy Gorontalo Police).<ref>{{cite web |url= http://id.berita.yahoo.com/goyang-india-polisi-muda.html |title= Goyang India Polisi Muda |date= 4 April 2011 |work= Yahoo! News Indonesia |accessdate=12 April 2011}}</ref><br />
<br />
On 17 May 2015, recording artist [[Kurt Hugo Schneider]] with [[Sam Tsui]], Vidya and [[Shankar Tucker]], uploaded a mashup video on YouTube titled [https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=16&v=yHA9lxVhNdo Chaiyya Chaiyya / Don't Stop MASHUP!! - INDIA EDITION ft Sam Tsui, Shankar Tucker, Vidya]. It garnered 300,000 views in 3 days. [[Shah Rukh Khan]] tweeted it, appreciating their work. As of January 2016, the YouTube video has 25 million views.<br />
<br />
The [[a cappella]] group [[Penn Masala]] covered the song in their seventh album, ''Panoramic''.<br />
<br />
Eammon, one of the characters of [[Kamila Shamsie]]'s novel [[Home Fire (novel)|Home Fire]] looks up the video and lyrics of the song in his attempt to learn Urdu.<br />
<br />
The Telugu version of this song was sung by Mano and Sahithi at ETV@20 Tenali, held at Tenali in February 2016<br />
<br />
GrooveDev in the same year (2016) created the Remix of this song<br />
<br />
== Awards and nominations ==<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"<br />
!Year<br />
!Award<br />
!Category<br />
!Recipients<br />
!Results<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="4" |1999<br />
| rowspan="3" |[[Filmfare Awards]]<br />
|[[Filmfare Best Lyricist Award|Best Lyricist]]<br />
|[[Gulzar (lyricist)|Gulzar]]<br />
|{{won}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[Filmfare Best Male Playback Award|Best Male Playback]]<br />
|[[Sukhwinder Singh]]<br />
|{{won}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[Filmfare Best Choreography Award|Best Choreography]]<br />
|[[Farah Khan]]<br />
|{{won}}<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="1" |[[Star Screen Awards]]<br />
|[[Star Screen Award for Best Male Playback|Best Male Playback]]<br />
|[[Sukhwinder Singh]]<br />
|{{won}}<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* English translation of this song is available at [http://blog.chandrahasa.com/archives/3168].<br />
* An English translation available at [http://lyricstranslate.com/en/chaiyya-chaiyya-shade.html].<br />
<br />
{{authority control}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:1998 songs]]<br />
[[Category:Hindi film songs]]<br />
[[Category:Indian songs]]<br />
[[Category:Sufi music]]<br />
[[Category:Songs with music by A. R. Rahman]]<br />
[[Category:Songs with lyrics by Gulzar]]<br />
[[Category:Sukhwinder Singh songs]]<br />
[[Category:Urdu-language songs]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil film songs]]<br />
[[Category:Sufi songs]]</div>CleanupBot