Sanyukta Iyer (MUMBAI MIRROR; February 12, 2018)

Singer-composer Himesh Reshammiya’s “Naam Hai Tera Tera” from his 2006 album Aap Kaa Surroor, which also featured in his acting debut in a film by the same title the following year, is now being recreated for Vishal Pandya’s fourth instalment in the hit revenge-thriller franchise Hate Story. The original track had featured Deepika Padukone, then a 20-year-old-model. The new version is presently being filmed in Dubai with Urvashi Rautela.

“I’ve always looked up to Deepika, she is a great actress and I love her work,” Urvashi told Mirror, adding that the choreographer duo of Bosco-Ceaser were keen to explore a new form of dancing — Waacking. ‘Waack/Punk’ is a form of dance created in Los Angeles’s LGBT clubs during the Disco era of the ’70s. Since, ‘punk’ was widely criticised as a derogatory term when used with reference to homosexuals, it was eventually replaced with ‘waacking’. The style borrows its name from ‘a whack’ — which is a specific movement of the arms and pelvis.

“Waacking emphasises the interpretation of music and its rhythm. It is inspired from movie stars such as Lauren Bacall, Marlene Dietrich, Bette Davis and James Dean,” Urvashi added proudly.