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 Ranbir Kapoor was in no mood to dance this week after his
grandmother’s death. The young actor was very close to his mom’s mom
who lived in Ranbir house, and in fact in a room right opposite his,
and was constantly in and out of her favorite grandson’s space.
The death in the family hit Ranbir hard. But the very next day he
was dancing to Ahmed Khan’s choreography at Yashraj Films for a special
last-minute song in the song less- Rocket Singh Salesman Of The Year.
This week for three days from Tuesday to Thursday Yashraj Studios
was abuzz with excitement as Ranbir Kapoor shook a leg or two to Ahmed
Khan’s tune.
The song has apparently been added on to Shimit Amin’s Rocket Singh Salesman Of The Year, much to the choreographer’s surprise.
The film was meant to be song less. So what brought on this sudden
spurt of music into this gritty real and savagely satirical film about
a young Sardarji going through a bad-hair day?
Says Ahmed; “Even I was surprised when Aditya Chopra approached me
for a song in Rocket Singh. Then I heard the track by Salim-Suleiman
and I was blown. It’s a sure-shot hit,” says the young choreographer
riding high on the waves of the Dan ta Nan track from Kaminey.
Ahmed says he has forged another durable star-choreographer bond
with Ranbir after Shahid. “Rocket Singh is my third film with Ranbir
after Bachna Ae Haseeno and Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani. We’ve an almost
instinctive understanding of what Ranbir’s body language is and how it
can be used.”
This would be the second item number with a Sikh hero after Singh Is
Kinng. But Ahmed is sure it is different. “This is a young cute
Sardarji having a blast on the dance floor. It’s unlike anything anyone
has ever seen. We had to take cancel on Tuesday because Ranbir’s Naani
passed away. But we managed in two days.”
The song was apparently Aditya Chopra’s and not director Shimit Amin’s idea.
Says Ahmed, “I’ve a 5-film deal with Yashraj, and so I am at their
beck and call. And if it’s song for Ranbir, then it’s even more fun.”
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