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Actor Priyamani has revealed how the team of Jawan shot for the film’s massive “Zinda Banda” song, where superstar Shah Rukh Khan ensured she was next to him while dancing. The duo had previously worked in Chennai Express for another chartbuster track, “One Two Three Four Get On The Dance Floor”.
In an interview with Connect FM Canada, Priyamani said when the actors were rehearsing for the first set of choreography that was given to them, she was placed behind Shah Rukh. When the superstar arrived on set, he “categorically” looked around to see where Priyamani was and noticed that she was behind him.
Priyamani said Shah Rukh Khan told the choreographer Shobi Master and director Atlee that she should be next to him, as she has been his “dance teacher” since Chennai Express and in case he forgets his steps, he will follow her moves.
“He said, ‘What are you doing behind me?’ I said, ‘I don’t know, sir. They’ve placed me behind you. This is what they said.’ He said, ‘No,’ and took my hand, caught my shoulder and made me stand next to him. He told Shobi master and Atlee sir that, ‘I want this girl to stand next to me. I don’t care what the choreography is. I don’t get anything. She is my dance teacher right from Chennai Express. I don’t care even if I go wrong. I’m going to look at her only and we’re going to do so.’
“So every step he used to ask me, ‘Tell me how you do.’ I said, ‘Sir, the hand is like this, the leg is like that and we have to just move this way. If you actually notice in the song, Sanya (Malhotra) is on his right and I’m on his left. So, he always wanted us to be next to him,” she added.
Complementing Shah Rukh Khan’s dedication towards his craft, Priyamani said nobody can “match” what Shah Rukh has. The actor said SRK kept rehearsing to get the steps perfect and never said no for anything.
“So, it was great dancing and I think the energy is amazing. People are loving the song and even now a lot of people are doing reels and they’re sending it to us. They’re tagging us and saying, ‘Look, Zinda Banda fever is happening. Jawan fever is going on.’ So it was great.”
Also starring Nayanthara, Jawan opened to a blockbuster response on September 7 and is already breaking–and making-records. The film is on its way to challenge the lifetime total of Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan, which stands as the highest grossing Bollywood film at Rs 524 crore. (Hindi version).
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