Zindagi Meri Dance Dance

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"Zindagi Meri Dance Dance"
Song by Alisha Chinai, Vijay Benedict
from the album Dance Dance, Daddy
Language Hindi
Genre disco, filmi, dance pop
Composer(s) Bappi Lahiri
Lyricist(s) Anjaan
Music video
"Zindagi Meri Dance Dance" on YouTube

"Zindagi Meri Dance Dance" (English: "My Life is Dance Dance") is a Hindi song from the Indian film Dance Dance (1987). The song has a remix version in 2017 film Daddy . The film's director Ashim Ahluwalia wanted to make a tribute to composer Bappi Lahiri, so he worked with Norwegian DJ Olefonken to remix the song. It originally composed by Bappi Lahiri and sung by Alisha Chinai in the film Dance Dance. DJ Olefonken recreated it for 2017 film Daddy. But he retained the original singers' voice. [1] [2]

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Music video

1987 version

It originally composed by Bappi Lahiri and sung by Alisha Chinai. Mithun Chakraborty was featured in the music video. [3] [4]

2017 version

Actor Arjun Rampal and Serbian dancer Nataša Stanković were featured in the music video. [5] [6]

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