Chak De! India (song)

"Chak De! India"
Screenshot from the music video of "Chak De! India" picturized Kabir Khan(SRK) running and practicing with the Indian women's hockey team.
Song by Sukhwinder Singh, Salim Merchant, Marianne D'Cruz
from the album Chak De! India Soundtrack
LanguageHindi
English
Released2007
RecordedIndia
GenreFilm score, Filmi
Length4:43
ComposerSalim–Sulaiman
LyricistJaideep Sahni
ProducerYash Raj Productions

Chak De! India (transl. "Go for it! India!")[1] or (transl. "Let's go! India")[2] is the title song of the soundtrack for the 2007 Hindi sports film Chak De! India. It is sung by Sukhwinder Singh, Salim Merchant, Marianne D'Cruz and was composed by the duo Salim–Sulaiman and lyrics penned by Jaideep Sahni.

Chak De! India has doubled as a sports anthem and is played in numerous sports events.[3][4] In 2025 when the Indian women's national cricket team won the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup, the win was juxtaposed to both Shah Rukh Khan’s portrayal of the coach, as well as to the film Chak De India itself in media outlets and social media.[5][6] According to Salim Merchant, the song "almost became the sports anthem of the country, especially after India won the Cricket World Cup 2011."[7][8] After India's World Cup victory, Indian team player Virat Kohli "sang 'Chak de India' to the crowd".[9] When India defeated South Africa at the 2015 Cricket World Cup, Nitin Srivastava of the BBC noted: "MCG has erupted with "Vande Mataram" (the national song of India) and "Chak De India" (Go India!) slogans in the air."[10]

Awards

NDTV Poll

  • Won: Best Song (Chak De! India)[11]

References

  1. ^ "Chak De India (Go for it...India)". Yash Raj Films. Archived from the original on 6 May 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  2. ^ Bhushan, Nyay (12 January 2008). "Hockey pic tops India's Star Screen Awards". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Shah Rukh Khan's 'Chak De! India' song was rejected 7 times film picked up after the iconic title track was played during 2007 India-Pakistan T20 match". The Times of India. 29 September 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  4. ^ "Chak De India - A new national anthem is born". Hindustan Times. News. 31 December 2007. Archived from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  5. ^ "'Chak De! India' for Real: On Shah Rukh Khan's 60th, India Brings Home the Women's Cricket World Cup". The Hollywood Reporter. 5 November 2025. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  6. ^ "India wins the 2025 Women's World Cup: Netizens draw parallels between Shah Rukh Khan's 'Chak De! India' Character and coach AMol Muzumdar's story, calling for a sequel". The Times of India. 4 November 2025. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  7. ^ "Chak De India was a milestone". Khaleej Times. Global India Newswire. 27 March 2012. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  8. ^ Koshie, Nihal (11 March 2011). "Chak de for India, Waka waka for SA and Jacko for Pak". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 19 February 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  9. ^ "India planned final for a year". NDTV. 3 April 2011. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  10. ^ Williams, Adam (22 February 2015). "World Cup: How India Beat South Africa". BBC Sport. BBC. Archived from the original on 21 April 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  11. ^ CDI title track is song of year: NDTV poll


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