Costliest ever song shot for Veer...

Salman Khan recently filmed a song and dance sequence for his upcoming film 'Veer' that cost the film makers a whopping Rs 3.5 crore, making it the most expensive song ever filmed.

August 27, 2008 (Sawf News) - Salman Khan recently filmed a song and dance sequence for his upcoming film Veer that cost the film makers a whopping Rs 3.5 crore, making it the most expensive song ever filmed. Others that feature in the song include Sohail Khan, Mithun Chakraborty and the film's debutante heroine, who our source tell us is a Katrina Kaif look-alike model. Ashutosh Gowariker's Jodhaa Akbar song Azeem-O-Shaan Shahenshah , so far believed to be the costliest song ever filmed, cost Rs 2.5 crore. The Veer song was shot at Mumbai's Mehboob Studios which is just a few minutes walk from Salman's house in Galaxy Apartments in Bandra. According to a source, "The whole concept of the song was basically Salman's. He also gave a lot of creative inputs while the song was being shot. It featured close to 650-700 junior artists, most of them in a Pathani makeover! It took around 11 days to complete the song shoot." Veer director Anil Sharma confirmed what our source told us, saying: "The cost of the song is close to Rs3.5 crore. It was so high because of the huge sets that we had specially constructed for this number and the specially designed costumes for everyone who participated in the song sequence, including even the junior artists. Trust me this number is going to be the biggest highlight of the film. "I won't deny Salman's immense contribution to this song over all. He has been an extremely co-operative person and I am feeling really lucky to be a part of such ambitious project." What Sharma didn't tell us was the name of the Katrina Kaif clone. "We haven't fixed her name so no point in telling you who she is or what her filmy name is," he said, leaving us feeling tormented. Veer's shooting is on a break now and will recommence with a schedule in England in the month of November.

The story for the film was written by Salman Khan over a few years.