Actor recently wrapped up his upcoming crime thriller with a song about heartbreak
Natasha Coutinho (MUMBAI MIRROR; April 22, 2019)

Emraan Hashmi, who had been shooting for the last leg of debutant director Jeethu Joseph’s crime-thriller, The Body, earlier this month in Mumbai, wrapped it up with a song, titled “Khuda Hafiz”. Composed and penned by Arko Pravo Mukherjee, it features playback by Arijit Singh. According to a source from the sets, the song punctuates the ultimate conflict faced by Emraan’s protagonist in the story. While he is married—debutant South actress Vedhika Kumar (right) plays his wife in the film—he is in love with Sobhita Dhulipala’s (below) character.

“The song arrives at a crucial point, when he must make a decision about who he wants to be with. It was recorded late last year. The majority of the sequence was shot in Mauritius and the team is putting the final touches in Mumbai,” the source added.

Arko confirmed the news, saying, “Yes, it is a goodbye song sung by Arijit, who has a big fan-following, so we were very excited about it. It’s a heartbreak song that I had written three years ago for another film, but it has ended up in The Body. This is the first time I’m working with Emraan. We were to collaborate on Mohit Suri’s Hamari Adhuri Kahani but that didn’t work out.”

Mirror had earlier reported (February 8) that besides fronting the film, Emraan has been attending music sittings and Jeethu, who is not too familiar with Bollywood songs, is said to be glad to have his input. The Body also features Rishi Kapoor as a cop investigating a murder case. The body is missing.