Talk:Mera Naam Chin Chin Chu

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Chu Chin Chow?

Is there a reference for the assertion that this song has anything to do with Chu Chin Chow? It seems dubious to say the least. -- Ssilvers (talk) 13:49, 12 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I can't see any similarity

Chin Chin Chu!

Dear Silvers, The theme of 1001 Nights is well known to the West by various opera and musicals from the late 1800s. The peak is probably the famous Asche production. Fewer people are aware of Indian colonial plays and musicals that were popular at the same time. Bombay theatre was a mix of Parsi, Eurasion, and S. E. Asian individuals; not to mention Christian and Jewish actors. The theme of Ali Baba was common as far as Indonesia. [Look for Matthew Issac Cohen, and Parsi theatre.] It is important to note that Orientalism moved east as well as west. The wikipedia mention of "Chu Chin Chow" is replete with the Western progress of the Arabian Nights theme. "Chin Chin Chu" is a post colonial 'pop' reference only. However, Persian [Parsi] themes were familiar to India since the 15th C.. Neither London nor Bombay were concerned about the details of classical Perisan literature. For this reason, there is no reason to screen such a light hearted theme based on age or region. Finally, the One Thousand and One Nights itself was a complilation. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.210.60.214 (talk) 16:24, 27 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]