Salman Khan, Govinda, Katrina Kaif, and Lara Dutta starrer 2007 rom-com Associate remains to be remembered for its comedy and music. The movie was a large hit on the field workplace, and one of many main causes was the bromance of Salman and Govinda. Now, author Alok Upadhyay has opened up about how director David Dhawan as soon as managed the shoot of the film’s iconic music Soni De Nakhre ft. each stars. Alok additionally revealed that each of them charged Rs 15 crore for the movie, and the choreographer was specializing in their legs, which irked the director.
Throughout an interview with the YouTube channel Lightscameramasti, Alok praised the filmmaking fashion of David Dhawan and his abilities in getting the work carried out from the celebs. The author stated that Dhawan retains his eyes on everybody concurrently whereas he shoots for movies, and is aware of how the scene can be edited and what he’ll do subsequent.
Whereas praising the filmmaker’s data of business cinema, he talked about that he may persuade the celebs to do precisely what he needed. Alok recalled the shoot of Soni De Nakhre and revealed that the choreographer had deliberate lengthy pictures.
“David saahab mere paas bethe bolte hain ke ek actor 10 crore le raha hai aur ek 5 crore le raha hai. 15 crore ka actor ki taange dikhaai ja rahi hain, koi matlab to hai nahi. (Mr. David instructed me that one of many actors has charged Rs 10 crore, and the opposite has been paid Rs 5 crore. After paying them Rs 15 crore, the main target is on exhibiting their legs, there isn’t any level in it,)” stated Alok whereas mentioning that the irritated filmmaker then requested the choreographer to take the close-up pictures of actors as an alternative of specializing in ornament, as a result of that will not work for the movie.
“Jo 15 crore ke 2 khade hain inka shut maar (Take close-up of the 2 actors who’ve been paid Rs 15 crore),” stated Dhawan, based on Upadhyay. He additional revealed that the filmmaker deliberate the shot and requested the actors to carry out nonetheless they needed. The remainder we all know is historical past!
In the meantime, David Dhawan is presently capturing for his movie Hai Jawani To Ishq Hona Hai, which options Varun Dhawan, Pooja Hegde, and Mrunal Thakur within the lead and is predicted to launch within the cinemas on Oct 2, 2025.
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