Chaiyya Chaiyya

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"Chaiyya Chaiyya" is a hugely popular Hindi film song known for its Sufi-inspired lyrics and iconic dance sequence performed on a moving train.

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instanceOf song
alternateTransliteration Chaiya Chaiya NERFINISHED
associatedActor Shah Rukh Khan NERFINISHED
associatedDanceStyle Bollywood dance
associatedPerformer Malaika Arora NERFINISHED
choreographer Farah Khan NERFINISHED
composer A. R. Rahman NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin India
decadeOfRelease 1990s
featuredInFilm Dil Se.. NERFINISHED
filmDirector Mani Ratnam NERFINISHED
filmingCountry India NERFINISHED
filmingLocationType moving train
filmLanguage Hindi
genre Sufi-inspired song
film song
hasCultStatus true
hasIconicStatusIn Bollywood music
hasTrainSequence true
language Hindi
lyricist Gulzar NERFINISHED
lyricsWriter Gulzar NERFINISHED
lyricTheme devotional love
spiritual journey
musicBy A. R. Rahman NERFINISHED
musicDirector A. R. Rahman NERFINISHED
musicLabel Sony Music India NERFINISHED
musicStyle fusion of Sufi and Bollywood
notableFor Sufi-inspired lyrics
dance sequence on a moving train
originalMedium feature film
originalReleaseFormat film soundtrack album
partOfSoundtrack Dil Se.. soundtrack NERFINISHED
performedByOnScreen Malaika Arora NERFINISHED
Shah Rukh Khan NERFINISHED
popularIn India NERFINISHED
South Asia NERFINISHED
releaseYear 1998
singer Sapna Awasthi NERFINISHED
Sukhwinder Singh NERFINISHED
usesTraditionalMotifs Sufi imagery
vocalStyle energetic male vocals
female backing vocals

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Dil Se.. hasSong Chaiyya Chaiyya