Love and the sands of time

Shahid Kapoor and Sonakshi Sinha are the latest pair to romance in the dessert in R... Rajkumar 's latest song Saree Ke Fall Sa . We last saw Hrithik Roshan and Kangna Ranaut crooning a romantic number Dil Tu Hi Bata at a desert in Jordan near the Dead Sea for Krissh 3 . R Rajkumar 's new song released on the Internet on Thursday, has captured the white sand of the picturesque Rann of Kutch. The team travelled to Gujarat to shoot this song and it took them a couple of months to plan the song, as they had to schedule shoots according to the weather conditions.

The crew also had to wait to seek permissions from the authorities. Director Prabhu Dheva also made a special request to get as many as 120 camels.

Sonakshi is seen in a variety of colourful lehengas, while Shahid dressed in denims, dances effortlessly. Choreographed by Prabhu Dheva and penned by Mayur Puri, the bizarre lyrics go 'Saree ke fall sa kabhi match kiya re, kabhi chod diya dil kabhi catch kiya re '. Sung by Antara Mitra and Nakash Aziz, the song is composed by Pritam.

Shooting in a desert is difficult for a film crew. Hrithik and Kangna had to face desert storms. Whatever be the circumstances, film- makers seem to be opting for exotic locations over studio- made sets.

A few years ago, Aamir Khan had shot a similar romantic desert song for his blockbuster film Ghajini .

It appears more film- makers are opting for exotic location such as deserts rather than sets in studios.