Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra, who started work on Vipul Amrutlal Shah’s upcoming directorial Namaste England in February this year, are kicking it up a notch with a lavishly-mounted song sequence. Titled “Tu Meri Main Tera”, the song is written by Javed Akhtar and composed by Mannan Shaah.

“The song is an integral part of the film where we show Arjun and Parineeti’s characters travelling from Punjab to London. We did a lot of research and created an interesting route to reach our destination. We started the journey in Punjab, and travelled to Bangladesh border, Dhaka, Brussels, Calais check post in France, and from there to Paris and London. Around 18-20 locations feature in the song. We have even shot in the middle of the sea,” Vipul told Mirror.

With the budget of Rs 5.5 crore, shooting the travel song has been an expensive affair. “I generally don’t talk about numbers but yes, it is the most expensive song I have shot in my life. It was canned in over 11 days. I direct tracks that don’t require choreography by myself in my films and who better than Javed saab for a travel song. It’s emotional and high on quality. We will decide the singer once we’re back in Mumbai,” the filmmaker informed.

Vipul is also all praise for his lead actors and their onscreen chemistry. “This is Arjun and Parineeti’s third film together after Ishaqzaade and Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar and they are good friends who play pranks on each other all the time. I call them Tom and Jerry because they are wonderful together and that chemistry will be visible onscreen.”