Chaya Unnikrishnan (DNA; September 20, 2019)

Their upcoming film, War, is being pitched as an action face-off between Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff, but the dancing sensations will also come together to show off their moves. Director Siddharth Anand states, “Since the inception of the film, people were speculating there would be a huge dance anthem featuring two of the best dancers of our country — Hrithik and Tiger. This has been the biggest anticipation that automatically becomes a huge pressure for the people to deliver a cracking song that would become an anthem.”

A big-budget Holi song, Jai Jai Shiv Shankar will see the duo matching steps. “Firstly, we had to get the track right — one that justifies them dancing on it together. Hrithik and Tiger have had great songs and hit numbers to their credit; since we’re bringing them together for the first time, we have all the more responsibility to deliver a track that becomes a blockbuster instantly,”

Siddharth says, adding, “I told Vishal and Shekhar (composer duo) that this is not just a song but responsibility. I think it’s the blessings of God and Hrithik and Tiger’s fans that we have been able to create a track that’s truly an anthem. You have to hear it to understand it.” The director divulges that after they got the song with uptempo beats, they couldn’t have shot it in any lesser way. The video, featuring over 500 dancers, was conceptualised by Bosco and Caesar for more than a month before it was taken to the actors.

Siddharth informs that Hrithik and Tiger rehearsed for three weeks to make it a visual spectacle. “This is a Holi song. What got me excited was its lyrics, ‘Jai jai Shiv Shankar, aaj mood hai bhayankar. When you see this song, you’ll get into a bhayankar mood to dance. You will just freak out and that is the killer part of it.”

Mohar Basu (MID-DAY; September 5, 2019)

Director Siddharth Anand was always certain that War had to be a visual spectacle that would justify the on-screen union of two of Bollywood's hottest action heroes — Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff. If the October 2 release promises to have action sequences mounted on a grand scale, the director has spared no effort while filming the songs. Turns out, Ghungroo — a party number featuring Roshan and the movie's leading lady Vaani Kapoor — is the first Bollywood track to be shot on the beaches of Positano in the Amalfi Coast of Italy. A tourist hotspot, the beach was shut down by the makers as they filmed the number with the lead pair.

A source reveals, "The Vishal-Shekhar composition is a foot-tapping number. As soon as Siddharth heard the composition, he was clear that the song had to exploit Hrithik's dancing skills to the optimum while presenting a never-before-seen locale on the big screen. After discussing a few location options, Siddharth and choreographers Bosco-Caesar and Tushar Kalia thought the pristine beaches of Positano will be a perfect backdrop for the party track. Over 150 dancers were flown in from Milan to match steps with Hrithik."

Anand knows well the expectations that surround a dance song featuring Roshan. Pleased with how the track has shaped up, the director tells mid-day, "Everything about War is about the scale. With Ghungroo, we will present the most good-looking beach day party to the audience. No other film or artiste has ever shot a song on the Amalfi Coast because of the exclusiveness this destination brings. I'm glad we will be the first film to show the locale in all its glory." The team had reportedly shut down a bridge in Portugal to film an action sequence between Roshan and Shroff.

Himesh Mankad (MUMBAI MIRROR; August 13, 2019)

Mirror was the first to report (February 16) that National Award-winning choreographers Bosco and Caesar will work together on a song for Sajid Nadiadwala’s upcoming campus drama, the Nitesh Tiwari-directed Chhichhore. The song, composed by Pritam and written by Amitabh Bhattacharya, the song is titled “Fikar Not”. It features Sushant Singh Rajput, Shraddha Kapoor and other central characters.

Since the film is set in two eras, the cast has two different looksone from their IIT days in the 1990s and the other 20 years later, in present time. “Nitesh wanted the song to align with the film’s core message, which is to take life as it comes and enjoy it to the fullest. The song is more of an anthem featuring two different lives of the characters. The clincher is that they will be shaking a leg with their respective old selves,” revealed a source. The song was shot in April on a set in Mumbai over five days with 500 back-up dancers.

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