A Fanboy Moment
It's no secret to anyone who knows him that Abhishek Varmandirector of the sprawling, star-studded drama Kalankis a Sanjay Leela Bhansali fanboy. The influence might not be visible in his debut film 2 States, but the epic sets, the melodramatic moments, and the styling of the stars in the Kalank trailer leave no doubt about which filmmaker has been the strongest inspiration for Varman.
Members of his team have also revealed that the young director has paid homage to Bhansali through a jugalbandi song he filmed on two of his three leading ladies: Madhuri Dixit and Alia Bhatt. Very much in the spirit of Dola re dola from Devdas, Varman's song is said to be a "celebration rather than a competition. A key crew member reveals that Alia worked herself into a tizzy preparing to match steps with the nimble- footed Madhuri before cameras rolled, but the Dancing Dixit was very patient while Alia tried to keep up with her.
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Alia did mention that there is more to the song that will be shown on film so it's possible they saved that part for the movie.
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