Allah Rakha Rahman Tamil அல்லா ரக்கா ரஹ்மான் Known Professionally As A.R. Rahman Tamil ஏ. ஆர். ரகுமான் Born 6 January 1966 In Chennai India As A. S. Dileep Kumar Is An Indian Film Composer Record Producer Musician Singer And Philanthropist. Described As The World's Most Prominent And Prolific Film Composer By Time His Works Are Notable For Integrating Eastern Classical Music With Electronic Music Sounds World Music Genres And Traditional Orchestral Arrangements. Read More On Last.Fm
"Chaiyya Chaiyya" Hindi चैंय्या चैंय्या Urdu چیّا چیّا " Walk In The Shadow" Is The First Song In The Famous Hindi Film Dil Se Directed By Mani Ratnam. The Song Was Composed By Film Composer A.R. Rahman And Sung By Sukhwinder Singh. It Was Originally Written In Tamil. Citation Needed It Became Popular Quickly Upon Release And Its Music Video Gained The Same Status Partly Because It Was Filmed On A Moving Train. The Hindustani Version Of The Song Was Called "Chaiyya Chaiyya" While The Punjabi And Tamil Versions Were Called "Thaiyya Thaiyya". In 2003 the BBC World Service Conducted An International Poll To Choose The Ten Most Popular Songs Of All Time. Around 7000 Songs Were Selected From All Over The World. According To The BBC People From 155 Countries Voted "Chaiyya Chaiyya" Ninth In The Top 10 Songs. 1