Watch Video: Cannot Miss Penn Masala's Rendition Of 'Chaiyya Chaiyya' At White House Ahead Of PM Modi Visit
Ahead of PM Modi's arrival at the White House, a South Asian a cappella group Penn Masala decided to play their rendition of the popular Shah Rukh Khan and Malaika Arora song 'Chaiyya Chaiyya'.
PM Narendra Modi is currently on a visit to the United States and ahead of his arrival at the White House, a South Asian a cappella group Penn Masala decided to play their rendition of the popular Shah Rukh Khan and Malaika Arora song 'Chaiyya Chaiyya'. The group mesmerised the large crowd of the Indian diaspora that had gathered at the South Lawns. In a video posted by the news agency Asian News International (ANI), the group can be seen singing the song.
All the 19 male members of the group can be seen donning a black suit.
Watch the video here:
#WATCH | Penn Masala's rendition of the popular song 'Chaiyya Chaiyya' enchants crowds gathered at the White House for PM Modi's arrival pic.twitter.com/oc1VjOKDam
— ANI (@ANI) June 22, 2023
Apart from 'Chaiyya Chaiyya', the group also performed a rendition of song 'Jashn-E-Bahaara' from Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's film 'Jodha Akbar'.
Watch the video here:
VIDEO | South Asian a cappella group Penn Masala performs rendition of Bollywood song 'Jashn-E-Bahaara' from the film Jodhaa Akbar at the White House ahead of PM Modi's arrival. #PMModiInUS pic.twitter.com/BcKUSJCYn9
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) June 22, 2023
For the unversed, 'Chaiyya Chaiyya' is one of the most popular tracks to come out of the Hindi film industry and the song belongs to Mani Ratnam's 'Dil Se' starring Shah Rukh Khan, Manisha Koirala, and Preity Zinta.
The song was picturised on SRK and Malaika Arora in the movie, and the duo performed the song on top of a moving train. The choreography is still remembered by everyone, and it is one of the best dance numbers in SRK's filmography.
Not many people would know that BBC had conducted an international poll in 2022 to choose the 10 most popular songs of all time, and in this 'Chaiyya Chaiyya' had finished at the ninth spot.
Talking about PM Modi's visit to the US, the Indian Prime Minister had arrived in the country on Tuesday night at the invitation of President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden.
PM Modi then also led a historic event at the UN headquarters in New York to commemorate the 9th International Yoga Day.
