| "Shakalaka Baby" | ||||
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| Single by A. R. Rahman & Preeya Kalidas featuring Raza Jaffrey | ||||
| from the album Bombay Dreams O.S.T | ||||
| B-side | "Tak Dheen" | |||
| Released | June 5, 2002 | |||
| Format | CD single, digital download | |||
| Recorded | 2001-2002 Panchathan Record Inn and AM Studios, Chennai, India Olympic and Sony Music Studios, London |
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| Genre | World Music | |||
| Length | 15:40 | |||
| Label | Sony Classical | |||
| Writer(s) | Don Black | |||
| Producer(s) | A. R. Rahman, Marius de Vries | |||
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"Shakalaka Baby" is a 2002 single by Preeya Kalidas. The song was composed by A. R. Rahman and was initially featured in his 2002 musical Bombay Dreams. It is a reworked version of the track "Shakalaka Baby" from 1999 Tamil film Mudhalvan, a version of which was also featured in the 2001 Bollywood film Nayak. A Mandarin Chinese pop version of the track sung by Singaporean singer Kelly Poon was featured in her 2007 album In the Heart of the World.