Chaiyya Chaiyya
| "Chaiyya Chaiyya" | |
|---|---|
| Song by A. R. Rahman | |
| from the album Dil Se.. soundtrack | |
| Released | 1998 |
| Studio | Panchathan Record Inn |
| Genre | |
| Length | 6:48 |
| Label | |
| Composer(s) | A. R. Rahman |
| Lyricist(s) | Gulzar |
| Producer(s) | A. R. Rahman |
| Audio sample | |
| |
"Chaiyya Chaiyya" (transl. Walk in shade) is an Indian pop-folk song, featured in the soundtrack of the Bollywood film Dil Se.., released in 1998. Based on Sufi music and Urdu poetry, the single was derived from the lyrics of the song "Tere Ishq Nachaya", written by Bulleh Shah, with music composed by A.R. Rahman, written by Gulzar, and sung by Sukhwinder Singh and Sapna Awasthi. The accompanying music video was directed by Mani Ratnam and picturised on Shah Rukh Khan and Malaika Arora, where they perform the song on top of a moving train.