"Chamma Chamma" is a

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song from the 1998 Indian film '' China Gate'' sung by

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and was picturised on

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which became extremely popular.

Song

It is a classical celebration song or Folk dance song with Filmi Lyrics.

Reception

The song became extremely popular in

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as well as globally.

In popular culture

It was used in the film ''

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''. It was incorporated in the film as "Hindi Sad Diamonds".

Remix

It was remastered for the film, '' Fraud Saiyyan'' which featured

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and sung by

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References

{{authority control Pop-folk songs Songs written for Hindi-language films 1998 songs Alka Yagnik songs Shankar Mahadevan songs Neha Kakkar songs Songs with lyrics by Sameer Anjaan Songs with lyrics by Shabbir Ahmed (lyricist) Songs with music by Anu Malik