Hollywood Discovers Bollywood Music?
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The wife and I were catching up with some unseen flicks from earlier in the year and decided to watch “Inside Man”. The movie begins (and ends) with the audio track of the popular hindi song “Chaiya Chaiya“. It turns out that it was the 2nd time I recognized the song being used in a sound track. Earlier in the week, I was watching an episode of CSI and I recognized the notes of this song used in the background. Later I was told by friends yesterday that the same song was used in another TV show named “Smith”.
Methinks maybe they should buy a few more bollywood CDs - I would recommend Shobha Mudugal next. I love the following quote from her “…I regret the fact that classical music is turning into a museum art, to be pulled out when you want to boast about the glory of an antique old tradition…”
I do remember hearing that tune played at the beginning of Inside Man and thinking to myself, “What the heck?” I also recall that the version playing during the closing credits is also slightly modified as it incorporates a rap into it.
Yes, the closing credits number is a remix with some hip-hop mixed in, that too is by the original composer, A R Rahaman.