Bipasha Basu gets stalked

Bipasha Basu gets stalked

While shooting for director duo Abbas - Mustan’s Players in St.Petersburg, Russia, actor Bipasha Basu met with an unpleasant situation, as a man tailed her on the local streets, until her co-stars Sikander Kher and Omi Vaidya arrived to save the day.

It was on her day off that Bips, 32, decided to screen the local market, only to realise that she was being followed. When her stalker refused to leave, Basu decided to push the panic button and called co-stars Kher and Vaidya.

“She immediately got into a coffee shop and called the boys who rushed to her side, while the stalker ran off,” says a source.

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Salman Khan owes me an apology

Salman Khan owes me an apology

There was a time not so long ago when this successful screen baddie-turned-comedian was shunned by many in his filmi fraternity as asting operation on telly wrecked havoc in the still waters of his social life.

But, Shakti Kapoor has put all that behind and worked towards changing his image with great tenacity. His stay in reality show Bigg Boss-5 helped him a lot where he earned the respect of many housemates. After his reality tryst, Shakti is now courting life in a serene manner. You find sincerity in his voice, when he says: 'I've become more patient now, and value my family more than ever.""

My signing amount: Double the winner's booty

He came out of Bigg Boss' house sometime back. But, what's his take on the sizzling drama going inside the celebrity house these days, with abuses flying thick and fast after his departure? In a philosophical tone, he replies: ""I enjoyed my stay in the house, where my signing amount was much more than the winner's booty, and my weekly payment was as much as any inmate's total stay package. But now, I see people doing all kinds of antics for TRPs. In fact, there you have to survive in weird situations with hardly any sleep or enough food. So, many people react wildly in those adverse circumstances. I'm glad I'm out, but I really want Siddharth to win the show."" And who's the most irritating candidate inside the house? Shakti replies with a laugh: ""He may not be all that irritating himself, but Akashdeep Saigal's laugh irritates me a lot!""

'I won't go to Salman's house!'

He may have earned a good amount of moolah, but he also earned sarcastic comments from the show host Salman Khan. Ask Shakti if all's well between the two of them now, and he replies very forthrightly: ""Salman Khan owes me an apology! Firstly, he and Sanjay Dutt didn't greet me, whereas they had accorded this courtesy to all the inmates. And then Salman said 'Bigg Boss ko man-na padega! Shakti Kapoor jaise logon ko apne ghar bulaya, hum toh kabhi na bulayen!' I would like to tell him that even if invites me to his house, I may not want to go there! He made those scathing remarks without any provocation, so he has to say sorry!""

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Karan Johar ensures that Hrithik Roshan takes it easy

The dedication with which actor Hrithik Roshan plunges into his films is well-known in the industry circle — the actor tends to lose sleep for weeks prior to a film’s release working on dubbing, promotions, et al.

Sources close to the actor insist that his restlessness has nothing to do with him worrying about the fate of his film at the BO, but him wanting to give in more than his hundred per cent to the film at hand.

It’s proving to be no different as the actor’s now wrapping up Agneepath. But this time, apparently it’s good friend and filmmaker Karan Johar, who’s stepped in to ensure that the actor not lose sleep over his upcoming film. Insiders reveal that the filmmaker has been assuring Hrithik’s wife Sussanne Roshan that he will ensure that Hrithik not lose sleep this once.

“Karan keeps giving Hrithik a pep talk every now and then, to make sure that he not get too worked up about the film. Karan himself is a workaholic, but knows that it’s important not to get stressed out, more so for the actor. He’s already had several long chats with Hrithik, not just to talk about marketing and film plans, but also to make sure that he not take on added stress,” says a source.

According to another insider, Hrithik has already been pushing himself extra hard all through the shooting, including working out despite pain and injuries and now he’s working around the clock on dubbing.

“His sleep goes out when the release date comes nearer. It’s the first thing he sacrifices,” says the insider.

“But Karan wants him to take it a bit easy and not let his health suffer in anyway. In fact, Karan would often message him on sets reminding him to not stress out,” says a source.

A senior filmmaker, who’s worked with the actor earlier, too agrees that he needs to be reminded constantly to take it easy!

“Hrithik has this child-like quality and he gets anxious about his work. Now at least he has learnt to take a break once in a while, but there were times when all he could was eat, sleep and breathe his film. He rehearses the lines all night long just so he can get it perfect the next day and he does, but for him there’s always scope for improvement,” adds the veteran.

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Mallika Sherawat to dance on Kolaveri Di?

Buzz is that Mallika Sherawat will be gyrating to Kolaveri Di amongst other songs on this New Years Eve.

Come New Years and Mallika Sherawat, who claims to have shifted her base to foreign shores, is always back to India. The reason being the New Years Eve gives her the biggest opportunity to mint money (perhaps more that she earns in the entire year).

So Mallika Sherawat, who started the trend of celebrities giving scintillating performances at 5-star hotels on New Years Eve, is back at her benchmark business. This year too she will be giving a sexy-hot performance at a suburban 5-star hotel on the Jalebi Bai item song (her only claim to fame this year).

But beyond her numbers, Mallika Sherawat has also claimed that she will be dancing on to the Tamil song 'Kolaveri Di' which has almost become a national craze by now. She seems to be much inspired by Dhanush's song but one wonders what scope does the slow number leave for a dancing act by Mallika?

However, what needs to be seen is whether Mallika will be dancing to her recent popular South number ' Kala Sala' from Osthi, which is the South remake of Salman Khan's Dabangg. Of course, you guessed it right that Mallika's Kala Sala is answer to Malaika's Munni Badnaam Hui. And the rate at which the song is turning popular since its release on youtube, it is said to be Mallika's answer to Kolaveri Di.

Well audiences would anytime prefer to see Mallika Sherawat in her answer to Kolaveri Di (the 'Kala Sala' item number) over Kolaveri Di per se. Isn't it?

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A year of two halves for Bollywood in 2011

A year of two halves for Bollywood in 2011

A low budget film inspired by the life and death of a racy 1980s' B movie actress was the surprise Bollywood hit of 2011, in a year that started slowly but finished well.  

A packed, back to back schedule of World Cup one-day cricket and the Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament ensured that cinema audiences were down in the first half of the year.  

Business picked up later in the year, with Salman Khan's action comedy Ready the first of a string of hits that included Sanjay Dutt's slapstick Double Dhamaal and Aamir Khan's screwball comedy Delhi Belly.   

The mystery Ragini MMS, action crime drama Murder 2 and the Hrithik Roshan-Katrina Kaif road movie Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (You Only Live Once) all did well also.   

But none captured the public imagination more than The Dirty Picture, which is loosely based on south Indian sex symbol Silk Smitha and has packed cinemas since its release earlier this month.    

Sex and Shah Rukh Khan were once famously said to be the only things that sell in Bollywood.   

This year, a number of successful films have provided the sex but King Khan failed to deliver, despite the hype surrounding his Diwali release Ra.One.   

The $20 million science-fiction superhero film won rave reviews for its stunning special effects but many reviewers were disappointed at its weak script.   

The film broke even, thanks to a relentless marketing drive that broke new ground in Indian film promotion but it was not the blockbuster many had been expecting.
    
The last 12 months were also a disappointment for action hero Akshay Kumar, who brought out three poorly-received films the cricket-themed Patiala House, Thank You and Desi Boyz during the year.
    
Rising star Ranbir Kapoor, though, continued to show his great promise by delivering the hit Rockstar. Ajay Devgn also had a successful year alongside Salman Khan in Ready and as a no-nonsense cop in Singham.
    
Leading actress Priyanka Chopra broke new ground, becoming the first Bollywood star to sign a global pop album deal. She will be managed by the man behind Lady Gaga.

Even though offbeat films with lesser-known stars and strong scripts proved popular with audiences, some analysts detected a noticeable return to an earlier, more star-driven format.
    
"This year, wholesome, entertaining films have worked very well and that has been the trend," said critic Vinod Mirani.
    
"The success formula of 80s cinema is back and now working very well. All entertaining films of that era that had worked are back in new format this year and they have clicked big time."
    
As 2011 draws to a close, Shah Rukh Khan is hoping for better success with the release of Don 2  the follow-up to Don, which came out in 2006 and which itself was a remake of the 1978 Amitabh Bachchan hit.

Roshan is also revisiting the Big B's back catalogue with a remake of his 1990 hit Agneepath (Path of Fire).
    
Next year will see Aamir Khan release Dhoom 3 the third part of the successful franchise as well as Talaash (Search).
    
Bachchan, who is a new grandfather after the birth of his son Abhishek and daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai's first child in November, is due to appear in his first Hollywood movie a Baz Luhrmann adaptation of The Great Gatsby.

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Smooth as silk, slick as Vidya Balan

Friday night show — two hindi flicks — six-pack abs vs curves; and the Balan babe, in all her fullness, knocked the big guys’ film fair and square. The show ran house-full with more women at the theatre than men.

Ms Balan drew attention right from the beginning of the movie. Throughout the film, even the excessive emphasis on her heavy assets couldn’t distract the audiences’ attention from her beautiful eyes, her naughty smile and her guttural laughter.

As the National Anthem played in the theatre before the film, a middle-aged woman, could be heard screaming (not singing) Jana Gana Mana. All were wary that the enthusiastic patriot might respond over-the-top to the many sexual innuendos in the film. Ironically, she laughed the most.

Ms Balan has worked hard for this film. Putting on weight with a small frame such as hers is a herculean task. Add to that, her attention to detail — her body-language, expressions, dressing-style, speech and mannerisms — is marvelous. I admired her make-up and look towards the second-half of the film.

What I liked most was the character graph of Silk — the naïve character’s realisation that making it in the film industry is all about ‘survival of the sleaziest’. Eventually, she becomes a mere sex object — one to be collected, savoured and possessed, but never to be loved and respected — which affects her, causing her downfall. Throughout the film, Vidya Balan held her own and made it impossible to notice any one else but her.

During my early days of modeling, I had met Vidya, just after her famous music video with the band Euphoria, at the Reliance ad shoot with cricketer Virendra Sehwag. Vidya was on the sets the entire day, helping, giggling and running around with all the other assistant directors. Watching the film was like revising the same bubbly girl.

After scorching the screens with The Dirty Picture, what is Silk Vidya going to come up with next? Whatever it is, she will make us sit up and take notice.

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Smooth as silk, slick as Vidya Balan

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Neha Dhupia story from real to reel

Neha Dhupia was a former Miss India before turning Bollywood actress but not many are aware of her days of struggle. 

And her forthcoming film, Pappu Can't Dance Saala presented by Ravindra Singh reminds her of those days because she plays a back-up dancer. Also she and co-star Vinay Pathak are shown struggling to find a house in the film, and they finally end up living illegally in a Government Colony. The situation was created by writer-director Saurabh Shukla from personal experience. 

When filmmaker Shekhar Kapur called Saurabh from Delhi to Mumbai to do a television series sometime in the early '90s, the latter stayed withfriends in a government colony. "I later learned that my friends were staying unofficially and the houses in this colony were not supposed to be rented out. One day, my friends stopped me from entering the colony as it was getting raided by the vigilance department. 'I felt like a criminal. People were grabbing food, locking their houses and running to the terrace to hide, and some were even jumping out the window to escape," narrates Saurabh. 

Says Neha, "Many of us are from outside Mumbai and getting shelter here is so very difficult. My life in this city was one big struggle and it continued for very long as I went on changing houses until I found a permanent one." 

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The Dirty Picture creates first day buzz

The Dirty Picture creates first day buzz

After blitzkrieg promotions for a month, The Dirty Picture opened yesterday with approximately 1,500 prints, including the Hindi original and dubbed versions. Trade pundits point out that although the advance bookings hadn’t been too promising earlier in the week, the film has registered almost 100 % collections across single screens and multiplexes in different centres.  

“It will rush through the weekend,” asserts Komal Nahta, editor of Koimoi.com, adding, “The advance bookings weren’t so huge, but since morning, the number of people turning up to watch the film has been on an upswing. This film should make at least Rs 70-75 crore across India, not counting the income from other sources.”

The film has been given an A certificate by the Censor Board, owing to a number of sex scenes and bold dialogue. But tradesmith Amod Mehra believes it won’t affect the film’s box office run.

“It has everything to appeal to every socio-economic class and centre. Critics, single screen junta and the multiplex audience will lap it up. Those 10 % conservative members of the audience won’t matter in this case,” he says, pointing out that No One Killed Jessica (2010) and Ishqiya (2010), both with a bold female protagonist played by Dirty Picture’s Vidya Balan, were loved by audiences.

“The sex scenes and dialogue are bold, not obscene. They are essential to the subject. It reminds me of Chetna (1970) which had enthralled audiences despite its bold content."

Made at a cost of Rs 17-18 crore, the film’s TV, music and distribution rights have already fetched producers Ekta Kapoor’s Balaji Telefilms and Alt Entertainment twice the money, according to trade insiders. “It’s a lottery ticket for the distributors,” says Sanjay Ghai, a Delhi-based distributor from Mukta Arts. “They can celebrate Diwali in December again. Everyone involved is going to make huge bucks.”

At the time of going to press, old school ’plexes like Gaiety and Galaxy in Bandra had sold all tickets for their shows up to Sunday evening. Multiplex chains had recorded 100 per cent ticket sales until late noon shows on Friday.

“Its opening is similar to that of a movie that toplines a male superstar,” says Sunil Punjabi of Cinemax. Manoj Desai of Maratha Mandir and G7 theatres, seconds him: “I can go on a holiday till Monday afternoon, peacefully. We’re not making losses here.”

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Veena Malik's nude photo causes fury in Pakistan

Veena Malik's nude photo causes fury in Pakistan 

A Pakistani actress who posed in the nude for an Indian magazine with the initials of Pakistan's feared and powerful intelligence agency on her arm has triggered fury across this conservative nation.

Veena Malik's photo on the website of FHM India, in advance of its publication in the magazine's December issue, has been lighting up social network website Facebook and Twitter since earlier this week.

Many here anticipate a backlash, as nationalists and Islamists regularly stage rallies against anything they deem an insult to Islam or to the national honor. India and Pakistan have fought three wars, and the Inter-Services Intelligenceagency or ISI has been accused of sponsoring terrorist attacks inside India.

Malik has broken Pakistani religious and national taboos in the past. She is a target for conservative ire and a heroine to some Pakistani liberals.

Conservative cleric Maulana Abdul Qawi declared on Aaj TV on Saturday that her latest venture into controversy was a "shame for all Muslims." Farzana Naz, interviewed by the same channel on the streets of Lahore, said that the actress had "bowed all us women in shame."

Twitter commentator Umair Javed however called on Pakistanis to "make copies of the picture and bury it in your backyard. This way, our grandkids will know there were some amongst us who lived free!"

Asked by reporters whether Pakistan would "pursue the matter" legally, the country's Interior Minister Rehman Malik said Saturday, "First, let us see whether it is real or fake."

Malik for her part says that the photo at the root of the current uproar was published in violation of her agreement with FHM India. In an interview with Pakistani Geo television broadcast Saturday, Malik acknowledged having been photographed for a "bold but not nude shot." She said the editor of the magazine had promised that he would cover most of the photo with the ISI initials.

Malik said that the photo was intended to poke fun at the Indian fear of Pakistani spies: "Whatever happens (in India), people say ISI is behind that."

Malik said she would "probably" take a legal action against the magazine for violating terms and condition.

Magazine editor Kabeer Sharma said Malik did all with her full consent.

"We have all the record(s)," he told the Pakistani television station. "Veena was very excited about that ISI idea."

Malik does most of her work in India. The entertainment sector there is booming, while Pakistan's is moribund. Her ties to Pakistan's archrival have landed her in controversy in the past.

During a much-publicized talk show appearance early this year, she lashed out her nemesis Abdul Qawi, who criticized her for having a scripted love affair with an Indian actor on an Indian reality show.

"What is your problem with me?" an angry Malik demanded of the scholar, who had accused her of insulting Islam.

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Review: I am Singh

Film: I am Singh
Cast: Gulzar Inder Chahal, Puneet Issar, Rizwan Haider, Tulip Joshi, Amy Rasimas and other
Director: Puneet Issar
Rating: 0

We live for the turban, we die for the turban, I am Singh is all about the turban.

I am Singh, based on the trials faced by the Sikh and the Muslim communities after the 9/11 tragedy in America, revolves around the character Ranveer Singh (Gulzar Inder Chahal) whose life takes a turn after his brothers and father are mistaken for terrorists and attacked by a bunch of racists in America. The film is about a Sikh’s quest to find justice in a land now turned racist against any member of the South Asian community.

The cause was noble, the execution however…

First let’s try and see what the director (Puneet Issar) wanted to convey through this film; plight of the Sikhs post 9/11, principles of justice, liberty and peace, a united worldview, freedom of religion and pride in one’s own culture.

Now let’s talk about what one actually sees while watching this movie; lots of grunting, insane amounts of screaming (scream scream scream till the world is rid of all evil), over-acting (enough with the melodrama, the 80s are gone and never coming back) and bad cinematography. It would be highly unfair though if only the Indians are blamed for the emotionally scarring experience that the film is. The Americans too have made a generous contribution in this area.

The bunch of men who play the role of racist Americans and go about killing anybody from the South Asian community are straight out of some WWF match. There is a lot of grunting, flexing of muscles followed by screams of “We will destroy those Indians..aaagghhh”. If you close your eyes and just concentrate on the sounds, it sounds very similar to something fromJurassic Park.

There are some characters in the film who have no business being there at all. They have no role and add nothing to the film. Amelia White, played by Brooke Johnston, an American human rights activist and a lawyer has nothing to offer except being the love interest of Ranveer Singh but the film even fails to build on that aspect. Ranveer Singh is supposedly the protagonist but is mysteriously missing from some of the most important scenes (not that this reviewer is complaining, just wondering). He has only one expression on his face throughout the movie, a very intense and angry one at that, and no acting skills to speak of.

Hand gestures apparently are the way to express any feeling. If the turban is being talked about they physically point to their head, if an emotion is being expressed they place their hand on their heart and if the whole world is being addressed, then they must make sweeping gestures with their arms to make that clear.

Some of the most amusing scenes in the film are when they yell at Americans in Hindi. Their passionate declarations should be lost on a crowd that doesn’t speak a word of Hindi but all hail the power of Singhs, they understand and applaud.

By the end of I am Singh you don’t just want your money back, you want the last two hours of your life back.

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No competition with Priyanka: Katrina Kaif

No competition with Priyanka: Katrina Kaif

Katrina Kaif wrapped up the shoot of her Agneepath item song Chikni Chameli… on Wednesday, after working on it for 10 days at Film City in Goregaon. News of the actor starring in the song surfaced a few weeks ago. Even though the track is yet to be released, the producers hope it will create the buzz that songs like Munni Badnaam Hui..., Sheila ki Jawani... and Chammak Challo... did in the past.

“I hope and pray it becomes bigger than any of the previous item songs. As actors, we love doing better than what’s been done in the past. I don’t think there’s anything wrong in expecting that,” says Katrina, who managed to make some time for the remake of the 1990-hit featuring Amitabh Bachchan, from the on-going Ek Tha Tiger schedule in Delhi. She adds, “Now, I’m waiting to see the audience’s reaction. It’s a desi-rustic number. I’m keeping my fingers crossed.” 

Produced by Karan Johar and directed by Karan Malhotra of Dharma Productions, Agneepath stars Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra and Sanjay Dutt in the lead roles. 

Apart from Ek Tha Tiger with Salman Khan, next year Katrina will also complete the shoot for another Yash Raj film — director Yash Chopra’s comeback venture with Shah Rukh Khan. The yet-to-be titled project is set to go on the floors in January. The first film releases on Eid and the latter on Diwali. This year, Kareena Kapoor had a similar string of releases with Bodyguard and RA.One. And the industry is abuzz with rumours of brewing competition between the leading ladies. But Katrina brushes it aside as a mere coincidence. 

“I don’t plan the release dates for my films. And this talk about competition really doesn’t matter. I don’t perceive things like that,” she says, adding, “There’s no competition with Kareena or with anyone else at the box-office. The only thing that matters is that my films should make money because there are a lot of people, including technicians and workers, whose incomes are at stake. Whether my films become bigger hits than anyone else’s or not, is irrelevant.”

‘Priyanka won’t be overshadowed’
Ask Katrina, whether roping her in for the track Chikni Chameli… might take away from Agneepath’s leading lady, Priyanka Chopra, who also has a few song and dance numbers, and she says, “We’re all a team. Why would we compete with each other? Priyanka is as happy as Hrithik and Sanjay. And as a producer, Karan won’t allow this to happen. She won’t be overshadowed. In fact, it didn’t even come to my mind that this is also how my item song could be perceived.

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My heroine won’t disappoint: Madhur Bhandarkar

My heroine won’t disappoint: Madhur Bhandarkar

A leading newspaper had recently stated that soon-to-be-married actors, Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan, have made a pact of sorts that they will not shoot intimate scenes with any of their co-stars in future. 

The report came soon after Kareena’s next big ticket film, Heroine went on floors, and reports about Saif having to do steamy scenes with Deepika Padukone in Race 2, came out.

Bring this up, and Madhur Bhandarkar, the director of Heroine, says, “Kareena is a thorough professional. She won’t ever disappoint her directors. She never asks for alterations in scenes. She suggests ways to make them better and participates in discussions. She got into the skin of her character from day one last week. So, I don’t know anything about any news story, but I know my heroine is doing a fabulous job.” 

The controversial movie, which was first offered to Kareena, followed by Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, and then to Kareena again, went on floors last week at Film City, Goregaon. Over the last week, scenes have been shot at different locations across the city, including malls and beaches. After a 20-day schedule, the shooting will take a small break and resume in January with the second schedule. 



“We started with a bang. It was a buzzy song, followed by a photo shoot that Dabboo Ratnani, who is playing himself in my film, will be seen doing with Kareena and Arjun (Rampal). Their chemistry and energy was fantastic,” says an elated Madhur, who will shoot portions of his film, based on Hollywood and Bollywood actors, in Delhi and a couple of locations abroad. 

“Over the last week, we have shot a lot of intensely dramatic scenes with Kareena. She, as I had thought, is a dream to work with.” 

Apparently, the actor broke down on the sets a couple of times while shooting the emotional scenes. “It’s true,” says Madhur. “We didn’t have to provide her with any additional help. Once we got rolling, after a detailed discussion of the scene, she actually had tears in her eyes while delivering her lines. I couldn’t have found a better heroine for Heroine."

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Bachchans reject Rs 5 cr for Baby B picture

Bachchans reject Rs 5 cr for Baby B picture

Buzz is that two premier international magazines have approached the Bachchan family with Rs 5 crore in return of exclusive pictures of Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's baby, born on November 16. This comes four years after international magazines offered the star couple a good number of crores to share their wedding photographs.

Not surprisingly pa-in-law, Amitabh Bachchan maintains that he'll never sell his grand-daughter's pictures to any media organisation. From the time Aishwarya was admitted to hospital, a section of the media had been trying to pull strings to acquire  exclusive pictures of the baby girl. 

However, when the mother and the baby were discharged from the hospital, no one had been able to get any pictures of the newborn child. And naturally, that has boosted the curiosity among celebrity watchers.

"More so as she's been described by her grandfather as a baby with an 'angelic face' and light-hued, beautiful eyes, just like her actress-mother, Aishwarya. Not to forget the morphed photographs of Aishwarya and her baby floating around on the Internet," points out a source. However, the family has decided not to release any photographs, citing 'personal reasons'.
 
Also, upset by the circulation of morphed pictures of Aishwarya and her daughter on the web, the Bachchan family reportedly traced the original picture that had been photoshopped. As Big B himself tweeted recently, "To those that clamour for the baby's picture, I have said it before, it will not be happening.  Do understand, it's personal."

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SRK drops dancing shoes for action song

SRK drops dancing shoes for action song

Trust Shah Rukh Khan and Farhan Akhtar to do the unthinkable. The two artistes, who have teamed up again for Don 2, are giving Bollywood choreography a new twist. On Wednesday, filmmaker-actor Farhan finished shooting a video for the song Mujhko Pehchaan Lo… for the sequel to 

his 2006 hit at Yash Raj Studio. 

Interestingly, unlike other music videos that have dance moves, this one has been shot like an action sequence by choreographer Vaibhavi Merchant and Farhan. As a result, the audiences will now get to see a lot more action and stunts instead of the same old archetypal dance moves. 

“It has come out very nicely. It was a collective decision by Farhan, Shah Rukh and Vaibhavi, and the entire song looks sleek and stylish,” says a unit member.



The director too is excited about the final product. “Instead of an oft-repeated song-and-dance treatment, we’ve opted to visualise the song as an action scene. And to see Don vanquish his opponents while casually singing the words is surreal, but very intriguing,” says Farhan.

Merchant, who has worked on songs like Kajra Re… and Chance Pe Dance… in the past, finds the entire experience “unique”. She says, “Shah Rukh is lip syncing and performing some stunts for the song. All of this is a very unique experience for me.” Don 2 that also stars Priyanka Chopra hits theatres on December 23.

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