After the title of the film ran into trouble for copyright issues, the makers of R... Rajkumar are taking extra care to ensure that they don't upset any more authorities.
"For a song called Sari Ka Fall Sa starring lead actors Sonakshi and Shahid, shot in a desert, the team needed camels to be in the frame. The two actors are seen dancing around them.
Needless to say, it was a time consuming shoot and to avoid getting into trouble with animal welfare organisations, an expert was kept on the sets to tend to the needs of the camels," says a source from the sets.
Since animals cannot be used for shoots for long stretches of time, the filmmakers made sure they got all the necessary permissions in advance.
When contacted, producer Viki Rajani of Gen Next Films said, "We shot an elaborate dance sequence in the Rann of Kutch and used around 120 camels for the sequence of the song.
It took us a couple of months to get the necessary permissions and we had to approach five villages in Rajasthan to arrange for the camels needed. After seeing the final result, we think it was worth all the effort we put in."
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