Artist Info: Disco Dancer

Disco Dancer is a 1982 Bollywood film directed by Babbar Subhash and starring Mithun Chakraborty. The film tells the rags-to-riches story of a young street performer. Today, the movie has become a cult classic and is especially known for its "I am a Disco Dancer" song.
In 1988, Devo produced a song called "Disco Dancer" inspired by the "I am a Disco Dancer" song from this film.[citation needed] In 2007, the Sri Lankan alternative musician M.I.A. re-recorded "Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy Aaja" as "Jimmy" for her album Kala. [read more...]