Pankaj Tripathi, Ali FazalDivyenndu, Jitendra Kumar, Abhishek Banerjee and Ravi Kishan will be seen in a new dance number in ‘Mirzapur: The Movie’. Sonal Chauhan in the middle of the track. The song is said to be modeled after the spirit of ‘Mehbooba Mehbooba’ from ‘Sholay’ and was shot in Jodhpur last month. The sequence adds a musical detour to the film’s action-packed world and brings several of the main characters together in a celebratory setting ahead of the film’s September 4 release.
‘Mirzapur: The Movie’ song inspired by ‘Mehbooba Mehbooba’
According to Mid-Day, director Gurmmeet Singh has put together a dance number for ‘Mirzapur: The Movie’ which draws from the energy of the iconic song ‘Sholay’. The report says that Sonal Chauhan is directing the sequence, while Pankaj Tripathi’s Kaleen bhaiyya and other key characters join the action as the song unfolds in a rural setting.The report says that an insider revealed, “Sonal Chauhan has performed the item song against a desert backdrop.” Also, “the mood is such that Kaleen’s bhaiyya and the other characters are having fun in a country bar that shakes a leg, and eventually they all join the party.”This setting gives the number a larger group rather than a solo performance. The report also says that the team shot the song across the deserts of Jodhpur over three nights. “They pitched tents in the deserts of Jodhpur where they recorded the song over three nights,” said the insider.
‘Mirzapur: The Movie’ release date and dance floor details
The number stands out because it places characters known for violence and power plays in a more playful setting. Kaleen bhaiyya is rarely associated with dance, which highlights Tripathi’s presence in the song. The report says the producer Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani he believed that such a clue would enhance the sequence. Khandal and Junaid Kumar composed the music for ‘Mirzapur: The Movie’, while Vijay Ganguly choreographed the song. An insider reports, “Pankaj is not much of a dancer, but he loved to shake a leg. Whatever he does, he does it with great joy.”With a desert backdrop, a star-studded line-up and a clear nod to a classic Hindi film moment, the song is shaping up to be one of the film’s big set pieces before ‘Mirzapur: The Movie’ hits theaters on September 4.
