Mehul Thakkar (MUMBAI MIRROR; June 8, 2012)
Kareena Kapoor worked hard for the much publicised item dance in Madhur Bhandarkar's Heroine. Following her nutritionist Rujuta Diwekar's special diet for weeks, the actress achieved the required look ' curvy and sexy. "In fact, most of the people on the sets are now following the diet," revealed the actress. And finally, on Thursday, the hard work was put on film. The song Halkat Jawani recorded by Sunidhi Chauhan was ready to be shot. And Mirror was there for a sneak peek into the sizzling dance number in a city studio.
On the sets, we entered to find Madhur's heroine busy chatting on the phone. We learned it's break time. Inside, it was dark and cold. But the set was glowing with energy. The unit was busy rearranging the camera placement while Madhur stood in a corner with his cup of tea. "This is actually an award function where Kareena is performing. She has been mindblowing. We are moving to a new shot and she has stepped out," the director explained the scene.
When Ganesh Acharya, who was busy choreographing the next shot, came down from the stage to catch up with Madhur, the filmmaker quipped, "Masterji is so much fun to work with."
And then the song started playing. In the lines of Sheila Ki Jawaani and Chikni Chameli, here was Halkat Jawaani. As the music started flowing ' Life ki naughty kahani, hai halkat jawaani, Bebo returned on stage. Designed by Manish Malhotra, the actress sported a fuchsia lehenga with mangoes printed on it. "Isn't it the season for mangoes," she joked.
Karan Johar, who was shooting in an adjacent studio, dropped by. Ganesh and KJo along with Madhur huddled over the monitor. And though Ganesh screamed "Superb" after the shot, Kareena wasn't too pleased. She requested for one more take.
With the shot 'okayed', the ravishing actress joined KJo at the monitor. "This is the raunchiest number I have ever done. There's so much exposure," she told us and added, "I have always done classy songs. This song has more mass appeal."
When asked about the term 'Halkat', she quipped, "I don't know from where Madhur gets these words."
Not wanting to disturb the crew, we decided to leave when Madhur revealed, "This film is a gift to Kareena. I have postponed the release to her birthday ' September 21." Kareena, who had overheard this conversation, beamed.
Will the UTV Motion Pictures and Bhandarkar Entertainment venture be Bebo's big birthday gift? Only time will tell.
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