Why does 'Inside Man' have Bollywood song 'Chaiyya Chaiyya' in the opening & ending scene?

Quite a few Hollywood films have featured Bollywood actors, but only a few Bollywood songs have been used in Hollywood films. One of m includes famous Bollywood song Chaiyya Chaiyya. song is featured in 2006 Hollywood film, Inside Man and was well-liked by numerous fans of film. A number of fans have always wondered about why was Bollywood number included in Hollywood film.

Inside Man Chaiyya Chaiyya

Numerous netizens have been trending searches about why was Bollywood song used in popular money heist film. re is particular reason for filmmakers to use A R Rahman song in ir film. However, it is speculated that director of Inside Man simply really liked song and refore used it in his movie.

Why does Inside Man music include Chaiyya Chaiyya?

A user (Gendokari) on Movies Stackechange revealed that in director’s commentary on DVD, Spike Lee dressed why he used Chaiyya Chaiyaa in opening scene of film. According to user, Spike Lee was teaching film school and a student recommended him film, Dil Se. Originally this movie has famous Bollywood song Chaiyya Chaiyya.

Reportedly, Lee “simply really liked song” and decided he wanted to try to use it in a movie at some point. Moreover, report suggests that specific orchestral arrangement of song was specifically me for film. 

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Original Chaiyya Chaiyya

song is from 1998 Bollywood film Dil Se. song is composed by Oscar winner A R Rahman and lyrics were by Gulzar. song is sung by Sukhwinder Singh and Sapna Awasthi. song became popular soon after its release and gained a cult status. 

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Inside man cast details

Inside Man is a 2006 American thriller film directed by Spike Lee. movie revolves around an elaborate bank heist on Wall Street over a period of 24 hours. cast of film includes Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster, Christopher Plummer and Willem Dafoe. movie is available to stream on Netflix.

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Im credits: Screengrab from song, Chaiyya Chaiyaa and movie Inside Man