AR
Rahman's
composition
'Chaiyya
Chaiyya'
has
had
Bollywood
cinephilles
grooving
to
it
for
years
now.
The
song
has
ruled
the
charts
for
a
long
time
now
since
it
featured
in
Mani
Ratnam's
1998
film
Dil
Se.
The
visuals
of
Shah
Rukh
Khan
and
Malaika
Arora
dancing
atop
a
train
as
it
chugs
through
winding
hills
is
something
that
simply
cannot
be
forgotten.
In
the
age
of
remixes
and
reboots,
Malaika,
who
shot
to
fame
with
this
song,
is
of
the
opinion
that
this
is
one
song
that
should
remain
untouched.
Although
she
is
all
for
remixes,
she
prefers
that
some
iconic
songs
remain
in
their
original
form.
Talking
about
the
song,
she
told
IANS,
"When
you
play
that
song,
you
can't
help
but
get
up
and
dance.
It
is
an
iconic
song.
When
I
shot
the
song,
Geeta
(Kapur)
was
assisting
Farah
(Khan)
at
that
time.
I
used
to
study
under
Terence
(Lewis),
Geeta
assisted
me
on
that
dance.
It
was
nice.
We
felt
that
'let's
just
go
for
it'."
She
continued,
"In
today's
day
and
age
there
is
a
constant
trend
of
remixes.
There
are
a
few
songs
that
I
think
you
should
never
touch.
They
are
iconic.
There
must
be
five
or
10
songs
over
the
years
that
you
can
pull
out.
Chaiyya
Chaiyya
is
one
of
them.
Don't
tamper
with
it,
just
let
the
original
be
and
that's
how
it
should
be."
"I
think
some
of
the
remixes
are
fantastic
and
go
with
today's
age
and
kids
but
yeah,
there
are
certain
things
you
should
not
tamper
with
like
The
Godfather
or
Mother
India
are
iconic
films.
You
should
just
let
them
be," added
Malaika.
Chaiyya
Chaiyya
was
sung
by
Sukhwinder
Singh
and
Sapna
Awasthi.