New Delhi: One of the most prestigious dance numbers of Bollywood from Salman Khan’s blockbuster Dubangag (2010), ‘Munni Badanam Hui’, which featured Malaika Arora and produced by her then husband Arbaaz Khan, the song was a massive hit and played an important role in the film’s huge success. In a recent clear conversation with the screen, director Abhinav Kashyap opened about internal conflicts and orthodox resistance, which was now before the leading performance.
Director spreads beans: “Arbaaz was not eager to do Malaika”
What happened during the casting of the item number, Kashyap shared that Arbaaz Khan, who was not only the producer of the film, but also Makhanchand ‘Makki’ Pandey in the film, was initially uncomfortable with the idea of ​​his wife Malaika, who was performing in a “item song”.
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Kashyap said, “Arbaaz was not eager to do Malaika.” “He did not like the fact that his wife would be labeled as an ‘item girl’. Arbaaz and Salman, whatever they may be, are really very conservative Muslims. Malaika also had her own differences with Salman on her outfits. She wanted her women to cover. So, they did not want them to do the item.”
Malaika Arora erected her land
According to the director, it was Malaika herself who emphasized the song, put her leg down as a strong, independent woman.
Kashyap said, “But, Malaika is a strong and independent woman, she likes herself. When she was offered, she said yes. Yes. Took some passage to agree to Arbaaz.” “He told him that it is nothing obscene, just dancing, and it is family around the song, who are you afraid of? And of course, the song went to break so many records.”
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Why Malaika was the right choice
Speaking of her decision to cast Malaika, Abhinav said that it was not just about closeness or convenience, it was about talent and appeal.
His songs like “Malaika” Chaiya Chaiya “and” Hoth Rasali “were very famous. She did not do a lot of acting roles.
And in fact, his performance in Munni Badnam Hui turned into topping in the music chart, one of the most viewed and most depressed dance numbers of the topping decade.
Arbaaz and Malaika: then and now
For people associated with their personal history, Arbaaz Khan and Malaika Arora tied the knot in 1998 and welcomed their son Arhan Khan in 2002. After about two decades, he announced his separation in 2016 and officially divorced in 2017.