#GeruaTomorrow: Shah Rukh Khan talks about 'Dilwale' song!
"Old world charm of Kajol and me inRohit Shetty style". That's how Shah Rukh Khan describes Dilwale's love anthem that'll be out this Wednesday! Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol have possibly been the most evergreen jodi on screen over the past two decades. At a time when most of the Khan films have younger heroines, Rohit Shetty wanted something totally opposite. And he cast Kajol-SRK together one more time.
While the Dilwale trailer gives us a glimpse into the world of the film and also provides us with a sneak peek of the sizzling SRK-Kajol chemistry, the first song from the film will be launched this Wednesday. A source reveals, "The love anthem featuring SRK and Kajol that has been filmed in Iceland will be launched on December 18. It will be a gala affair." What's it called? "Rang De Tu Mohe Gerua," pat comes the reply.
Quiz the Baadshah about the song and he quips, "Every song has a different reason in the film. They have a celebration song, and then there's a dream sequence song which is larger than life with the cast. Rang De Tu Mohe Gerua is a romantic track with Kajol and me in it." Shah Rukh also reveals that Rohit had envisioned the song much before they picturised it. "Rohit felt that since Kajol and I are coming back on screen after so many years, we should at least try to make this song stand out, something which is better than all the other songs that we have done together pehle. Aur hum dono ne bohut sundar sundar gaane kiye hai pehle. We are fortunate to have done those songs. So Rohit was very clear about the whole thing. So his choice of locations, the details of the clothing, everything he's paid attention because he wanted to."
How would he define the song in a line? "It captures the old world charm of Kajol and me and still presented in a manner which is extremely Rohit Shetty," he smiles. Although there are a lot of montage shots of SRK-Kajol in the trailer, there are barely two scenes featuring the two in the 3 minute something trailer. Rohit explains, "There' a particular reason I planned it this way. If you see, I haven't shown you too many scenes of Kajol and Shah Rukh because if I did that, the charm of the film would be lost. Woh charm aapko theatre mein dekhoge toh you'll realize kya wajah hai aur kyun kiya gaya hai aisa."
SRK adds, "The biggest quality of Rohit as a director is that he is very clear about what he wants from his actors. He wants all his actors to better what we have done before. He tries to help the actor improve himself. Shooting for the song was extremely difficult." Rohit who was extremely kicked about this particular song skipped shooting in Hyderabad to come and see how the song is shot'. SRK confirms, "Jo sariyan hawa mein ud rahi hai, who Rohit ne aapne haath se udaye hai. It was really cold there and it's extremely difficult to walk but Rohit did everything with so much ease. Those things you'll never got to know. Shayad making mein aaye! So when the director is excited to help his actors, I think the actors become much better and the song, in turn turns out to be good as well."
Having paired opposite each other in as many as six films already (Baazigar, Karan Arjun, DDLJ, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, K3G, My Name is Khan), Dilwale will be their seventh movie together. But this is different. SRK states, "At our age, we should not try to re-create the younger days magic. We should rather try creating magic at the age we are in. That's what we have done in Dilwale. We are playing our ages in one whole half of the film throughout."
While the entire world considers their pairing magical, SRK tells us that they have a different outlook of the same. "We don't perceive ourselves on screen the way the audiences see us. We have been working for 20-22 years with each other now. In fact, the first 3-4 films of our lives, Kajol and I have done together. So there's friendship, love and respect that exists between the two of us. I guess somewhere Rohit felt that it's been years that we both haven't done a film which would bring out the two facets to our on-screen pairing- where we get to re-create what we have created before and still play our age. I don't remember Kajol doing an action comedy like this before. So it's a first time for her in this genre of films. Also, she's very choosy about her films. So I am extremely thankful, on behalf of the whole team that she's joined the team as a friend, an actor and a superstar and hopefully everyone will enjoy it. It's nice to be back together."
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