" Hollywood grooves to Chaiyya Chaiyya Denzel Washington takes over the Shah Rukh Khan track."
Look at the heading of rediff. It is ridiculous to call Chaiya Chaiya "Shah Rukh Khan Track" as the only thing he did was jump on top of a moving trin.. --- Roshan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes, just like how he entered the indian film music, > composing bits > and pieces in jingles and suddenly with a big > blast!! > > lets hope that happens soon. he was mentioning about > Baz Luhrmann > (Moulin Rouge) in cnn interview. > > --- In [email protected], "Gomtesh > Upadhye" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Ho Pankaj, > > > > What you are saying is true but i feel that these > small singles and > samples > > will actually get him recognition and people can > then await for a big > > project .Its like an American goes "Hey lets watch > this movie.The > music is > > by the guy who had that rocking song in inside man > " Cheers, > > > > Gomzy > > > > > > On 4/18/06, Pankaj Kakkar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > hi frnds > > > i dont understand why arr should allow such > credits to any movie. > if he > > > restricts this, he might be apporached by the > hollywood biggies to > score > > > afresh for them, where his reaching of heights > will be attained > atlast to > > > good extent. is it not? by this way the > hollywood guys will be > knowing abt > > > an entire BGM things/songs from arr's work and > not just a portion > like this > > > is not needed. becoz there are repetitions like > bombay theme used > in the > > > Fire movie by deepa mehta and also in Lord of > war now. and i think > arr can > > > avoid this. ur views guys in this plse ???? > thanks pankaj > > > > > > > > > *Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: > > > > > > Chaiyya Chaiyya plays in Hollywood > > > > > > Arthur J Pais | April 17, 2006 21:11 > IST > > > > > > Eight years ago, perhaps two million people > heard the song Chaiyya > > > Chaiyya in movie theatres while watching the > film Dil Se. By > Sunday, at > > > least 18 million movie fans will have heard the > song, not once but > twice, in > > > more than 3,000 theatres in over a dozen > countries including America, > > > Canada, Britain and Italy, after watching the > hit film Inside Man. > The movie > > > is in > > > its fourth week. With more countries to be > added, the thriller > starring > > > Denzel Washington and directed by Spike Lee will > soon have many more > > > millions listening to the song at the very start > of the film. And > at its > > > end. > > > > > > The song has nothing to do with the film's > theme, except that it > caught > > > Spike Lee's attention when the musical Bombay > Dreams with A R > Rahman's music > > > was on Broadway over a year ago. Chaiyya Chaiyya > was one of its > highlights. > > > The song sequence also received applause in the > London version > where, unlike > > > on Broadway, the show was a big hit. > > > > > > There are two versions of the song in Inside > Man, which opened at the > > > number one position in North America three weeks > ago, and has > grossed a > > > strong $115 million worldwide so far. The first > time, we hear the > original > > > recording, with a bit of enhanced music. The > second time around, a > hip-hop > > > song is laid atop the Sukhvinder Singh number. > > > > > > Although Bollywood songs are occasionally > featured in Western films > > > including Moulin Rouge, this is perhaps the > first time a Bollywood > song is > > > heard over six minutes in a Hollywood film. That > too in a film far > bigger > > > than Moulin Rouge. While that film grossed about > $140 million > worldwide, > > > Inside Man could end its run with more than $160 > million. > > > > > > Audiences and critics were surprised and, in > some cases, startled > by the > > > inclusion of the song. > > > > > > "The opening and closing musical tracks of Spike > Lee's Inside Man > > > immediately attracted the attention of film > critics and moviegoers > alike > > > because Lee chose an unexpected piece of > Bollywood music as a > curtain-raiser > > > for his urban thriller," wrote Hollywood > Reporter. The influential > trade > > > publication quoted the film's composer Terence > Blanchard, saying > that the > > > song was in perfect keeping with Lee's "distinct > musical choices." > > > > > > Some critics had no idea what the song was > about. While Blanchard > says Lee > > > chose the number to give "an energetic edge" to > the bank heist > thriller, a > > > handful of critics begged to differ. 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