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@ 2007-08-21 00:55:00
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Bollywood classic



I've heard bits of this Hindi song here and there but never really gave it much thought. I just caught Inside Man (Clive Owen = sex) on HBO and this song was the opening song. It's the first time I've really listened to it closely. I don't understand a single word, but damn, it's such a GREAT song! (Apparently Spike Lee thought so too.)

I don't listen to Indian music in general (the language barrier might have something to do with it) but I thought this song is pretty awesome. I IMDB'd and Wiki'd it and found that the song is Chaiyya Chaiyya and it's from a 1998 Bollywood movie called Dil Se. The music video is really cool because it features people dancing atop a moving train. Wiki says 2 dancers died in the process of performing on the train. :(

Anyway, the male protaganist is Shah Rukh Khan, who is, of course, quite famous and quite hot. No idea who the female lead is but she looks really pretty.


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[info]saphreanth
2007-08-20 05:16 pm UTC (link)
Manisha Koirala. :) She's from Nepal, I think. When he was around five, my youngest brother absolutely loved that song and would not stop singing it. Was intensely irritating. :| But yes, it isn't a bad song, *grins*. I think it's is about shading yourself in the shelter of love or something along those lines. The film's not bad either, for a ShahRukh Khan film. Haha. I always find it strange when Hindi film songs are played in English films, coz those two are always so completely separate in my mind, being Indian but brought up with English as my first language and all. Sorry, doubt you wanted to know all of that. ;))

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[info]icecreamfilling
2007-08-23 12:43 pm UTC (link)
Hee, I was expecting to hear from you. :)

Are Shah Rukh Khan films supposed to be bad? You know, being in Singapore, we're exposed to the popular Bollywood actors but I have no idea if their movies are actually any good.

Also, your icon? I think Jens Lehmann needs a hug or two.

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2009-06-12 12:23 pm UTC (link)
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