Chaiyya chaiyya song and details from movie Dil Se

Chaiyya Chaiyya Song from Movie Dil Se - Energetic song 


Movie: Dil Se (1998)

Lead Actors: Shah Rukh Khan, Manisha Koirala, Preity Zinta

Music: A. R. Rahman

Lyrics: Gulzar

Singers: Sukhwinder Singh, Sapna Awasthi

Director: Mani Ratnam



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The famous train song features Shah Rukh Khan (also called SRK or Shahrukh Khan), a Bollywood superstar, dancing, singing and jumping around on top of a moving train with a group of other dancers. Why would they do that? There is really no good reason for them to do such activities on top of a moving train, but somehow it works! 


 Chaiyya Chaiyya song : Related interesting information 

  • Chaiyya Chaiyya the famous train song The song is memorable not only because it is so energetic and lively, but also because it is filmed on a moving train.  Most people will remember the song because of the dancers on top of a moving train as the train winds through curves near steep slopes and even goes under a tunnel. If you like Shah Rukh Khan's dance moves in the Chaiyya Chaiyya song, Click here to see his new moves in the Chaleya song from the film Jawan (2023). The new song shows that Shah Rukh Khan can still dance effortlessly and fabulously. This popular song was also performed by the Korean singer Kim Woojin (a former member of the K-pop group Stray Kids).  Kim Woojin copied Shah Rukh Khan's dance moves quite well and delighted his Indian fans in a concert.  Click here to watch a short clip of Kim Woojin's performance. 

  • Chaiyya Chaiyya song and New Shah Rukh Khan Dance 2025 - Shah Rukh Khan recreated magic with his dance moves at an award ceremony in 2025, more than 25 years after the original song was filmed.  The iconic actor climbed up on a train and danced.  The big difference was that this time he danced on a prop train on a stage that was not moving. One can see some of the moves from his original and famous dance from the year 1998.  The actor is seen enjoying himself and lip-syncing in this version also. Click here to see a short clip from his latest performance of the Chaiyya Chaiyya song. 

  • Chaiyya chaiyya song people All Tied Up:  Filming this song was quite challenging. In an interview, Shah Rukh Khan revealed that all the dancers, except him, were tied to the train for safety. He was not tied up because he had to jump. Watch the song carefully again.

  • Musical Score of Chaiyya chaiyya song:  The song was composed by musician A.R.Rahman. He became famous internationally after winning an Oscar for composing music for the film Slumdog Millionaire. He also sang the title song from this movie. Click here for the wonderful title song called Dil Se Re.

  • Chaiyya chaiyya song Flexible lady dancer:  One cannot miss the prominent lady dancer, who can gyrate, sway and bend effortlessly. Her name is Malaika Arora Khan, and she has performed several other popular movie dances.  She has revealed that she was injured during the filming of the Chaiyya Chaiyya song because she was tied up with a rope. She was bleeding because of the cuts near her waist where the rope was tied. 

  • Chaiyya Chaiyya song Singer Sukhwinder Singh: The male singer in the song is Sukhwinder Singh.  He and music composer Rahman worked together again in the famous Jai Ho song from the movie Slumdog Millionaire.  Click here to for the lively Jai Ho song. 

  • Chaiyya Chaiyya song in movie Inside Man This song plays as the credits roll in the movie Inside Man, starring Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster and others. Much of the song is played along with some rapping.  Click here to see the video.

  • Meaning of Chaiyya chaiyya :  Chaiyya means shade in Hindi language. The first part of the song is "people with their heads in the shade of love have heaven beneath their feet, so let's go in the shade of love". Click here to understand the beautiful lyrics of this song (written by Gulzar).

  • Chaiyya Chaiyya song- Tamil version:  The movie Dil Se was also dubbed in Tamil.  Lyrics of the song Chaiyya Chaiyya  were changed to Tamil and the words Chaiyya Chaiyya were replaced by Thaiya Thaiya.  Click here for the Tamil version of the song. 

  • Chaiyya Chaiyya song singer Sukhwinder Singh performs live: Sukhwinder Singh enjoys and moves the crowd in this live performance. This is one of the most popular Bollywood songs. Click here to watch a variation of the song in the movie.


Chaiyya chaiyya song setting

The song is not an essential part of the movie's story at all, but most of us are glad that the song was added.


In the scene just before the song, Amar (Shah Rukh Khan) and Meghna (Manisha Koirala) are two strangers sitting on a desolate train platform waiting for their trains to arrive. It is a windy and cold night.
 
Amar tries to impress Meghna. He asks repeatedly if he could do something for her. She stays quiet for a while and finally requests a hot cup of tea. He rushes to a nearby tea shop and returns with two steaming cups of tea. By the time he reaches the platform, she is gone. He spots Meghna with some men in a train, which is leaving the platform. The song starts soon after that.  This song is pure fantasy that works beautifully. 

 
Amar and Meghna speak only for a few minutes before she leaves. They do not even know each other's names, and she leaves without giving any contact information. End of their love story? No, of course not, they meet again and again later in the movie.
  

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