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.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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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