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Dil Se - Chaiyya Chaiyya Shahrukh Khan
Thursday, November 02, 2006

What the heck; this is a track from the 1998 Hindi film "Dil Se" or in English "From the Heart". Chaiyya Chaiyya, Shahrukh Khan, Malaika Arora and a dancing troupe are choreographed dancing on top of a moving train. The group did not wear safety harnesses during this scene. I discovered this song after watching Spike Lee's "Inside Man" (a recommendation) in which it is played during the intro and once more at the credits. It's quite a catchy little number and seems to be growing in popularity in the western world.

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Continuing the classic Bollywood Theme
Monday, October 30, 2006
I am personally not the biggest of Bollywood fans but I find myself strangely drawn towards these classic pieces with their obscure and engrossing dance numbers, their strangely prominent lead singers (with enormous nostrils) and the rhythmical grainy soundtrack:

Dil Deke Dekho

Eena Meena Deeka

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Mohammed Rafi
Friday, October 27, 2006
One of my all time favourites, "Jaan Pechechaan Ho" by Mohd. Rafi. Discovered through Zwigoff and Daniel Clowes' "Ghost World", I present to you now the full Gumnaam rendition from 1966 - this great 60s Bollywood rock and roll number:

My search for more songs of the same sensibility has returned few results so I am open to any recommendations of this sort.

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