All for a song

A peppy promotional track was picturised on the entire cast of Vashu Bhagnanis F.A.L.T.U. in picturesque Mauritius.

A peppy promotional track was picturised on the entire cast of Vashu Bhagnani8216;s F.A.L.T.U. in picturesque Mauritius.

The location is the stunningly scenic Mauritius. The set is The University of Mauritius which has been converted into an Indian university Fakirchand And Lakirchand Trust University F.A.L.T.U.. This is where choreographer-turned-director Remo DSouzas debut film gets its title from. Remo,who has choreographed over 100 movies including Rock On!,is filming the promotional song of F.A.L.T.U. Hes sitting in front of the monitor observing Arshad Warsi,Riteish Deshmukh,Jackky Bhagnani,Puja Gupta and Angad Bedi who are all set to match the moves of his assistant,Arvind. Pritams racy number plays on the loudspeaker and the lyrics go like Jab mein chota bachcha tha badi shararat karta tha. About 150 students roped in as junior dancers show their moves in the background.

Attired in a checked pair of trousers and white shirt,Riteish dons a huge pair of spectacles,while Arshad is in sober white trousers and a light-blue shirt. Both the actors,who are also working together in Double Dhamaal,have just joined the star-cast of F.A.L.T.U. and are having a blast on the sets. Both of us are professors in disguise who try to mingle with the students. We are having loads of fun as there are no ego hassles between us, grins Riteish.

One,two,three, shouts Remo as once again the music starts playing. Riteish is the first to do his steps. As he moves back,it is Arshads turn. He is followed by Jackky,Puja and Angad who get into the groove.

Keep it to the left. Fantastic, shouts Remo. A few takes later,the sequence is canned and all the actors rush to the monitor to watch their moves on screen.

A few students who have been observing the proceedings rush to get Remos autograph. The second season of Dance India Dance is being aired in Mauritius,so he is the best known face amongst us. He signs the maximum autographs every day, laughs Jackky.

8220;I never missed his show,8221; retorts Arshad while Riteish adds,8221;Hes the most sorted director.8221;

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Smiling modestly,Remo prefers to tell us something about his film. Just because I am a choreographer it does not mean that F.A.L.T.U. will be full of songs. In fact,apart from this promotional number,there is only one more song in the movie. Its basically a slice-of-life film about rebellious college students whose outlook towards life changes over a period of time, reveals Remo.

Major scenes of the film are being shot in Mauritius and the team will be stationed there for another week,after which they will head back to Mumbai for the remaining shoot.