1833:
648:
The belly button looks familiar. As do the clothes. And the sex-appeal. And the songs. And the voice? Well, not quite, but close enough for Alisha Chinai to pass off as India's answer to rock queen
Madonna — and pack in the crowds at her just- concluded four-city singing tour. Chinai's Madonna
714:
Baba Sehgal as
Madonna may seem even more improbable than his appropriation of "Ice Ice Baby." However, Seghal does not imitate Vanilla Ice or Madonna so much as he uses their iconic images in a self-reflexive manner, in order to reinvent himself perhaps, but also to take playful jabs at the
681:
The traders of Punjab and the sharp minds of
Gujarat, quick to sense opportunity, carved out the brand new domain of Hindi pop, dominated by the likes of 'Baby Doll' Alisha Chinai, who achieved the ultimate accolade of being acknowledged by Madonna herself as her most faithful imitation on
193:, and the cover shows Alisha wearing provocative clothes similar to Madonna's at the period. The album was promoted with a four city tour. The Indian press reported that the American singer had actually acknowledged Alisha's tribute, but a reaction came from Indian rapper
31:
605:
Some current hit cassettes — both film and nonfilm — borrow
Western tunes, such as Alisha Chinai's Madonna tape, consisting of Hindi-language versions of her idol's songs, with a cover depicting Alisha dressed, appropriately, in a gaudy brassiere and no
572:
For example, the prominent North Indian singer, Alisha Chinai, successfully released a
Madonna tape, with Hindi- language versions of Madonna's songs, and a cover depicting Alisha dressed in a gaudy bra and no
715:
proclivity of Indian pop singers for the appropriation of the foreign. In this case, his primary target was
Indipop superstar Alisha Chinai, who gained notoriety as "the Indian Madonna." In fact ...
618:
1415:
851:
649:
imitations have already led to an album called, what else, Madonna, and the tour is to promote the record. Chinai's ambitions to recreate the
Madonna magic do not ..
1691:
819:
1150:
1054:
1019:
856:
1529:
516:
Alisha Chinai (1972– ) is the pioneer and undisputed Queen of
Indipop—that's the verdict of the music industry. Her first major hit album was
1555:
1755:
1086:
1143:
1224:
1182:
809:
784:
707:
598:
565:
1384:
1686:
1196:
1872:
1210:
987:
913:
663:
158:
1862:
1599:
1534:
1189:
1231:
1033:
1867:
1703:
1424:
1267:
1168:
1217:
1175:
1026:
941:
1760:
1635:
1578:
1462:
1125:
814:
590:
197:
who responded to Alisha's tour and album with a lampoon song "Madonna", where he also dressed as the
American singer.
1203:
948:
861:
804:
1312:
1277:
1272:
1104:
892:
462:
442:
1513:
1245:
1047:
826:
1585:
1498:
1455:
1353:
1287:
1238:
1040:
906:
699:
1548:
1469:
1377:
1297:
1079:
846:
1786:
1770:
1730:
1628:
1111:
927:
899:
885:
777:
110:
1857:
1765:
1735:
1698:
1642:
1398:
1322:
841:
295:
273:
264:
244:
1791:
1725:
1709:
1391:
836:
831:
1740:
1720:
1662:
1614:
1564:
1508:
1493:
1282:
1001:
1448:
994:
703:
672:
632:
594:
561:
507:
753:
1836:
1750:
1621:
1592:
1339:
1307:
1292:
969:
770:
140:
1745:
1681:
1262:
878:
336:
278:
117:
30:
1801:
1715:
1605:
1571:
1503:
1476:
415:
1851:
1649:
1317:
1302:
1072:
934:
732:
235:
183:
127:
43:
1796:
955:
920:
448:
388:
324:
105:
1818:
1812:
1656:
962:
623:
206:
All lyrics are written by Shyam
Anuragi; all music is composed by Rajesh Jhaveri
194:
77:
1441:
511:
676:
636:
1806:
557:
540:
that established Indipop as a discrete genre and Chinai its prime proponent
189:
The album is mainly Hindi-language covers of songs by the American singer
736:
62:
793:
307:
190:
179:
82:
38:
1346:
1118:
766:
587:
Cassette Culture: Popular Music and Technology in North India
762:
178:
is a 1989 Hindi-language platinum-selling pop album by
696:
More Than Bollywood: Studies in Indian Popular Music
1779:
1674:
1522:
1486:
1433:
1408:
1369:
1331:
1255:
1160:
1135:
1096:
1064:
1011:
979:
870:
378:
367:
225:
214:
126:
116:
104:
88:
76:
68:
58:
50:
37:
23:
502:Kasbekar, Asha (May 2006). "Pop Culture India!".
554:Sound Tracks: Popular Music, Identity, and Place
778:
8:
1055:Madame X: Music from the Theater Xperience
785:
771:
763:
694:Booth, Gregory D.; Shope, Bradley (2014).
520:(Magic). Further platinum albums included
29:
20:
361:
208:
494:
474:
347:
1151:The Complete Studio Albums (1983–2008)
1556:Glee: The Music, The Power of Madonna
552:Connell, John; Gibson, Chris (2003).
475:
348:
7:
737:The Gramophone Company Of India Ltd.
63:The Gramophone Company Of India Ltd.
1144:Like a Virgin & Other Big Hits!
1087:Finally Enough Love: 50 Number Ones
14:
1832:
1831:
1197:The Girlie Show: Live Down Under
72:Old Court House Street, Calcutta
664:The Illustrated Weekly of India
18:1989 studio album by Alisha
1600:Madonna: An Intimate Biography
1418:Late Show with David Letterman
1385:I'm Going to Tell You a Secret
1190:Blond Ambition World Tour Live
1020:I'm Going to Tell You a Secret
619:"Alisha Chinai: material girl"
368:
215:
1:
1425:Super Bowl XLVI halftime show
1169:Madonna Live: The Virgin Tour
1176:Ciao Italia: Live from Italy
942:Confessions on a Dance Floor
1636:Life with My Sister Madonna
1579:Medusa: Dare to Be Truthful
1463:Yakov and the Seven Thieves
631:(5–8): 202. 31 March 1989.
591:University of Chicago Press
1889:
1268:Who's That Girl World Tour
1204:The Video Collection 93:99
504:Media, Arts, and Lifestyle
1827:
1273:Blond Ambition World Tour
1183:The Immaculate Collection
1105:The Immaculate Collection
800:
457:
437:
410:
383:
375:
372:
319:
290:
259:
230:
222:
219:
134:
28:
1514:Truth or Dare by Madonna
1586:Madonna: Innocence Lost
1499:Ray of Light Foundation
1354:secretprojectrevolution
1298:Sticky & Sweet Tour
1288:Re-Invention World Tour
1232:Sticky & Sweet Tour
1211:Drowned World Tour 2001
1080:Remixed & Revisited
1034:Sticky & Sweet Tour
739:p. 2. STHVS 40227.
727:Chinai, Alisha (1989).
700:Oxford University Press
1873:Madonna tribute albums
1549:Through the Wilderness
1470:The Adventures of Abdi
585:Manuel, Peter (1993).
376:Original songwriter(s)
223:Original songwriter(s)
1863:Hindi-language albums
1629:Madonna: Like an Icon
1112:Something to Remember
441:"Todo Na Mera Dil" ("
1868:Alisha Chinai albums
1643:The Power of Madonna
1487:Companies and brands
1456:Mr. Peabody's Apples
1323:The Celebration Tour
1218:The Confessions Tour
1027:The Confessions Tour
759:at RajeshJhaveri.com
1792:Christopher Ciccone
1761:Radio 1 controversy
1710:Echiniscus madonnae
1523:Works about Madonna
1392:I Am Because We Are
671:(40–53): 39. 1989.
661:"Top-of-the-line".
364:
211:
1741:Madonna (nickname)
1692:Scholarly articles
1615:Do It with Madonna
1565:A Panel of Experts
1509:Hard Candy Fitness
1283:Drowned World Tour
1256:Concerts and tours
1097:Compilation albums
387:"Pyaara Awaara" ("
362:
234:"Dheere Dheere" ("
209:
111:His Master's Voice
1845:
1844:
1704:Contemporary arts
1675:Impact and legacy
1449:The English Roses
980:Soundtrack albums
485:
484:
461:"Aake Chhoole" ("
358:
357:
296:Papa Don't Preach
279:William Steinberg
171:
170:
167:
166:
1880:
1835:
1834:
1780:Related articles
1682:Academic studies
1593:If Madonna Calls
1543:by Alisha Chinai
1340:Filth and Wisdom
1313:Tears of a Clown
1308:Rebel Heart Tour
1293:Confessions Tour
1246:Rebel Heart Tour
1136:Limited releases
1048:Rebel Heart Tour
787:
780:
773:
764:
754:Alisha Chinai –
741:
740:
724:
718:
717:
691:
685:
684:
658:
652:
651:
645:
643:
615:
609:
608:
582:
576:
575:
549:
543:
542:
499:
478:
370:
365:
351:
263:"Dekho Dekho" ("
217:
212:
136:
135:
100:
99:
95:
33:
21:
1888:
1887:
1883:
1882:
1881:
1879:
1878:
1877:
1848:
1847:
1846:
1841:
1823:
1775:
1746:Madonna wannabe
1670:
1518:
1482:
1429:
1404:
1365:
1360:Who's That Girl
1327:
1278:The Girlie Show
1263:The Virgin Tour
1251:
1239:MDNA World Tour
1156:
1131:
1092:
1060:
1041:MDNA World Tour
1007:
988:Who's That Girl
975:
914:Bedtime Stories
866:
862:Cultural impact
796:
791:
750:
745:
744:
726:
725:
721:
710:
702:. p. 174.
693:
692:
688:
660:
659:
655:
641:
639:
617:
616:
612:
601:
593:. p. 234.
584:
583:
579:
568:
551:
550:
546:
501:
500:
496:
491:
486:
476:
430:
427:Patrick Leonard
403:
400:Peggy Stanziale
359:
349:
341:
337:Patrick Leonard
312:
283:
252:
203:
162:
153:
144:
97:
93:
92:
46:
19:
12:
11:
5:
1886:
1884:
1876:
1875:
1870:
1865:
1860:
1850:
1849:
1843:
1842:
1840:
1839:
1828:
1825:
1824:
1822:
1821:
1816:
1809:
1804:
1802:Madonna (name)
1799:
1794:
1789:
1787:Breakfast Club
1783:
1781:
1777:
1776:
1774:
1773:
1768:
1763:
1758:
1753:
1748:
1743:
1738:
1733:
1728:
1723:
1718:
1713:
1706:
1701:
1696:
1695:
1694:
1689:
1678:
1676:
1672:
1671:
1669:
1668:
1660:
1653:
1646:
1639:
1632:
1625:
1618:
1611:
1603:
1596:
1589:
1582:
1575:
1572:Like a Surgeon
1568:
1561:
1560:
1559:
1552:
1545:
1535:Tribute albums
1532:
1530:Cover versions
1526:
1524:
1520:
1519:
1517:
1516:
1511:
1506:
1504:Raising Malawi
1501:
1496:
1490:
1488:
1484:
1483:
1481:
1480:
1477:Lotsa de Casha
1473:
1466:
1459:
1452:
1445:
1437:
1435:
1431:
1430:
1428:
1427:
1422:
1412:
1410:
1406:
1405:
1403:
1402:
1395:
1388:
1381:
1373:
1371:
1367:
1366:
1364:
1363:
1357:
1350:
1343:
1335:
1333:
1332:Films directed
1329:
1328:
1326:
1325:
1320:
1315:
1310:
1305:
1300:
1295:
1290:
1285:
1280:
1275:
1270:
1265:
1259:
1257:
1253:
1252:
1250:
1249:
1242:
1235:
1228:
1221:
1214:
1207:
1200:
1193:
1186:
1179:
1172:
1164:
1162:
1161:Video releases
1158:
1157:
1155:
1154:
1147:
1139:
1137:
1133:
1132:
1130:
1129:
1122:
1115:
1108:
1100:
1098:
1094:
1093:
1091:
1090:
1083:
1076:
1068:
1066:
1062:
1061:
1059:
1058:
1051:
1044:
1037:
1030:
1023:
1015:
1013:
1009:
1008:
1006:
1005:
998:
995:I'm Breathless
991:
983:
981:
977:
976:
974:
973:
966:
959:
952:
945:
938:
931:
924:
917:
910:
903:
896:
889:
882:
874:
872:
868:
867:
865:
864:
859:
854:
849:
847:Fashion brands
844:
839:
834:
829:
824:
823:
822:
817:
807:
801:
798:
797:
792:
790:
789:
782:
775:
767:
761:
760:
749:
748:External links
746:
743:
742:
719:
708:
686:
653:
610:
599:
577:
566:
560:. p. 68.
544:
493:
492:
490:
487:
483:
482:
479:
473:
472:
469:
466:
459:
455:
454:
451:
446:
439:
435:
434:
431:
429:
428:
425:
421:
419:
416:La Isla Bonita
412:
408:
407:
404:
402:
401:
398:
397:Andrea LaRusso
394:
392:
385:
381:
380:
377:
374:
371:
360:
356:
355:
352:
346:
345:
342:
340:
339:
334:
330:
328:
323:"Tere Bina" ("
321:
317:
316:
313:
311:
310:
305:
301:
299:
292:
288:
287:
284:
282:
281:
276:
270:
268:
261:
257:
256:
253:
251:
250:
247:
241:
239:
232:
228:
227:
224:
221:
218:
204:
202:
199:
169:
168:
165:
164:
155:
146:
132:
131:
124:
123:
122:Rajesh Jhaveri
120:
114:
113:
108:
102:
101:
90:
86:
85:
80:
74:
73:
70:
66:
65:
60:
56:
55:
52:
48:
47:
42:
35:
34:
26:
25:
17:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1885:
1874:
1871:
1869:
1866:
1864:
1861:
1859:
1856:
1855:
1853:
1838:
1830:
1829:
1826:
1820:
1817:
1815:
1814:
1810:
1808:
1805:
1803:
1800:
1798:
1795:
1793:
1790:
1788:
1785:
1784:
1782:
1778:
1772:
1769:
1767:
1764:
1762:
1759:
1757:
1754:
1752:
1749:
1747:
1744:
1742:
1739:
1737:
1734:
1732:
1729:
1727:
1724:
1722:
1719:
1717:
1714:
1712:
1711:
1707:
1705:
1702:
1700:
1697:
1693:
1690:
1688:
1685:
1684:
1683:
1680:
1679:
1677:
1673:
1667:
1665:
1661:
1659:
1658:
1654:
1652:
1651:
1650:Strike a Pose
1647:
1644:
1640:
1638:
1637:
1633:
1631:
1630:
1626:
1623:
1622:She's Madonna
1619:
1616:
1612:
1610:
1608:
1604:
1602:
1601:
1597:
1594:
1590:
1588:
1587:
1583:
1581:
1580:
1576:
1573:
1569:
1567:
1566:
1562:
1558:
1557:
1553:
1551:
1550:
1546:
1544:
1542:
1538:
1537:
1536:
1533:
1531:
1528:
1527:
1525:
1521:
1515:
1512:
1510:
1507:
1505:
1502:
1500:
1497:
1495:
1492:
1491:
1489:
1485:
1479:
1478:
1474:
1472:
1471:
1467:
1465:
1464:
1460:
1458:
1457:
1453:
1451:
1450:
1446:
1444:
1443:
1439:
1438:
1436:
1432:
1426:
1423:
1421:
1419:
1414:
1413:
1411:
1407:
1401:
1400:
1396:
1394:
1393:
1389:
1387:
1386:
1382:
1380:
1379:
1378:Truth or Dare
1375:
1374:
1372:
1370:Documentaries
1368:
1361:
1358:
1356:
1355:
1351:
1349:
1348:
1344:
1342:
1341:
1337:
1336:
1334:
1330:
1324:
1321:
1319:
1318:Madame X Tour
1316:
1314:
1311:
1309:
1306:
1304:
1303:The MDNA Tour
1301:
1299:
1296:
1294:
1291:
1289:
1286:
1284:
1281:
1279:
1276:
1274:
1271:
1269:
1266:
1264:
1261:
1260:
1258:
1254:
1248:
1247:
1243:
1241:
1240:
1236:
1234:
1233:
1229:
1227:
1226:
1222:
1220:
1219:
1215:
1213:
1212:
1208:
1206:
1205:
1201:
1199:
1198:
1194:
1192:
1191:
1187:
1185:
1184:
1180:
1178:
1177:
1173:
1171:
1170:
1166:
1165:
1163:
1159:
1153:
1152:
1148:
1146:
1145:
1141:
1140:
1138:
1134:
1128:
1127:
1123:
1121:
1120:
1116:
1114:
1113:
1109:
1107:
1106:
1102:
1101:
1099:
1095:
1089:
1088:
1084:
1082:
1081:
1077:
1075:
1074:
1073:You Can Dance
1070:
1069:
1067:
1063:
1057:
1056:
1052:
1050:
1049:
1045:
1043:
1042:
1038:
1036:
1035:
1031:
1029:
1028:
1024:
1022:
1021:
1017:
1016:
1014:
1010:
1004:
1003:
999:
997:
996:
992:
990:
989:
985:
984:
982:
978:
972:
971:
967:
965:
964:
960:
958:
957:
953:
951:
950:
946:
944:
943:
939:
937:
936:
935:American Life
932:
930:
929:
925:
923:
922:
918:
916:
915:
911:
909:
908:
904:
902:
901:
900:Like a Prayer
897:
895:
894:
890:
888:
887:
886:Like a Virgin
883:
881:
880:
876:
875:
873:
871:Studio albums
869:
863:
860:
858:
855:
853:
850:
848:
845:
843:
840:
838:
835:
833:
830:
828:
825:
821:
818:
816:
813:
812:
811:
808:
806:
803:
802:
799:
795:
788:
783:
781:
776:
774:
769:
768:
765:
758:
757:
752:
751:
747:
738:
734:
733:Alisha Chinai
730:
723:
720:
716:
711:
709:9780199928842
705:
701:
697:
690:
687:
683:
678:
674:
670:
666:
665:
657:
654:
650:
638:
634:
630:
626:
625:
620:
614:
611:
607:
602:
600:9780226504018
596:
592:
588:
581:
578:
574:
569:
567:9780415170284
563:
559:
555:
548:
545:
541:
539:
538:Made in India
536:, but it was
535:
531:
527:
523:
519:
513:
509:
505:
498:
495:
488:
480:
477:Total length:
470:
467:
464:
460:
456:
452:
450:
447:
444:
440:
436:
432:
426:
423:
422:
420:
417:
414:"Aabhijaa" ("
413:
409:
405:
399:
396:
395:
393:
390:
386:
382:
366:
353:
350:Total length:
343:
338:
335:
332:
331:
329:
326:
322:
318:
314:
309:
306:
303:
302:
300:
297:
293:
289:
285:
280:
277:
275:
272:
271:
269:
266:
265:Like a Virgin
262:
258:
254:
248:
246:
243:
242:
240:
237:
236:Material Girl
233:
229:
213:
207:
201:Track listing
200:
198:
196:
192:
187:
185:
184:Alisha Chinai
181:
177:
176:
161:
160:
156:
152:
151:
147:
143:
142:
138:
137:
133:
129:
125:
121:
119:
115:
112:
109:
107:
103:
91:
87:
84:
81:
79:
75:
71:
67:
64:
61:
57:
53:
49:
45:
40:
36:
32:
27:
22:
16:
1811:
1797:Lourdes Leon
1756:Philanthropy
1736:Impersonator
1708:
1687:Bibliography
1663:
1655:
1648:
1634:
1627:
1606:
1598:
1584:
1577:
1563:
1554:
1547:
1540:
1539:
1475:
1468:
1461:
1454:
1447:
1440:
1417:
1397:
1390:
1383:
1376:
1359:
1352:
1345:
1338:
1244:
1237:
1230:
1223:
1216:
1209:
1202:
1195:
1188:
1181:
1174:
1167:
1149:
1142:
1124:
1117:
1110:
1103:
1085:
1078:
1071:
1065:Remix albums
1053:
1046:
1039:
1032:
1025:
1018:
1000:
993:
986:
968:
961:
954:
947:
940:
933:
926:
921:Ray of Light
919:
912:
905:
898:
891:
884:
877:
857:Achievements
755:
735:. Calcutta:
731:(Cassette).
728:
722:
713:
695:
689:
680:
668:
662:
656:
647:
640:. Retrieved
628:
622:
613:
604:
586:
580:
571:
553:
547:
537:
533:
529:
525:
521:
517:
515:
503:
497:
449:Reggie Lucas
389:Dress You Up
325:Live to Tell
304:Brian Elliot
274:Thomas Kelly
205:
188:
174:
173:
172:
157:
149:
148:
139:
39:Studio album
15:
1858:1989 albums
1819:Guy Ritchie
1813:Pre-Madonna
1657:Madonnaland
1225:Celebration
1126:Celebration
1012:Live albums
963:Rebel Heart
624:India Today
249:Robert Rans
245:Peter Brown
195:Baba Sehgal
1852:Categories
1420:appearance
1409:Television
949:Hard Candy
820:Unreleased
522:Aah Alisha
512:1851096361
489:References
463:Lucky Star
443:Borderline
130:chronology
1807:Sean Penn
1771:Sexuality
1666:(musical)
893:True Blue
677:0019-2430
642:19 August
637:0254-8399
558:Routledge
534:Kamasutra
526:Baby Doll
294:"Papa" ("
159:Kamasutra
1837:Category
1766:Religion
1731:Gay icon
1726:Feminism
1699:Business
1664:Holidays
1494:Maverick
1399:Madame X
1362:(biopic)
970:Madame X
827:Concerts
141:Babydoll
118:Producer
59:Recorded
51:Released
41: by
1721:Fashion
1607:Madonna
1541:Madonna
907:Erotica
879:Madonna
815:Singles
794:Madonna
756:Madonna
729:Madonna
530:Madonna
468:Madonna
424:Madonna
333:Madonna
308:Madonna
191:Madonna
180:Indipop
175:Madonna
163:(1990)
154:(1989)
150:Madonna
145:(1988)
83:Indipop
24:Madonna
1716:Fandom
1609:(book)
852:Awards
832:Videos
805:Albums
706:
675:
635:
606:shirt.
597:
564:
532:, and
510:
506:: 34.
379:Length
363:Side B
226:Length
210:Side A
128:Alisha
89:Length
69:Studio
44:Alisha
1751:Media
1434:Books
1416:1994
1002:Evita
928:Music
842:Books
837:Films
810:Songs
682:earth
573:shirt
518:Jadoo
481:17:02
373:Title
354:16:39
220:Title
182:star
106:Label
78:Genre
1347:W.E.
1119:GHV2
956:MDNA
704:ISBN
673:ISSN
644:2022
633:ISSN
595:ISBN
562:ISBN
508:OCLC
471:5:31
453:4:16
433:3:26
406:3:49
344:5:24
315:3:48
286:3:25
255:4:02
54:1989
1442:Sex
669:110
369:No.
216:No.
1854::
712:.
698:.
679:.
667:.
646:.
629:14
627:.
621:.
603:.
589:.
570:.
556:.
528:,
524:,
514:.
465:")
458:4.
445:")
438:3.
418:")
411:2.
391:")
384:1.
327:")
320:4.
298:")
291:3.
267:")
260:2.
238:")
231:1.
186:.
98:10
94:34
1645:"
1641:"
1624:"
1620:"
1617:"
1613:"
1595:"
1591:"
1574:"
1570:"
786:e
779:t
772:v
96::
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
