Duo will swing to Kamaal Khan’s track for an upcoming musical, featuring the actress’s sister, Isabelle Kaif, and the actor’s protégé, Sooraj Pancholi
Himesh Mankad (MUMBAI MIRROR; February 14, 2019)

Mirror (March 29) had earlier reported that Katrina Kaif’s sister Isabelle will debut opposite Sooraj Pancholi in first-time director Stanley D’costa’s musical, Time To Dance. Now, we have learnt that the film will feature a contemporary version of Salman Khan’s chartbuster, “O O Jaane Jaana” from the 1998 romcom, Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya. There are two versions of the song, one which forms a part of the film’s narrative and will serve as Sooraj’s introduction. The second is a promotional track featuring Salman and Katrina which will be filmed at a city studio soon. “It’s a modern-day rendition of the original track, and will be shot on lavishly mounted sets,” informed a source close to the development.

Isabelle and Sooraj will also be a part of a promotional track which would be shot in March, once Salman and Katrina have wrapped up their Eid 2019 release, Bharat, produced by Bhushan Kumar and Atul Agnihotri, in a two-day schedule. The reprised version has been composed by Shivai Vyas and sung by Kamaal Khan, the voice of the original song. The original was composed by Jatin-Lalit and is still remembered for Salman’s shirtless avatar and the peppy tunes. “Salman and Katrina’s presence is restricted to the promotional song, the two will not be a part of the film,” added the source.

Time To Dance, produced by Bhushan Kumar and Remo D’souza, will see Isabelle as a competitive ballroom and Latin dancer while Sooraj plays a street dancer. The film features a range of styles. The film, which is set in London, will release in second half of the year.

Natasha Coutinho (MUMBAI MIRROR; April 2, 2018)

Mirror had earlier reported (March 29) that Katrina Kaif’s sister Isabelle is to debut opposite Sooraj Pancholi in Stanley D’costa’s directorial debut, Time To Dance. The film is scheduled to roll in April in London with a 50-day schedule. Now, we have learnt that the launch vehicle comes armed with a surprise — a recreated version of Salman Khan’s chartbuster “Oh Oh Jaane Jaana” from the 1998 romcom, Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya.

“The singer of the original, Kamaal Khan, returns for the new version while the music has been composed by Shivai Vyas who is also currently working on Race 3, also featuring Salman with Jacqueline Fernandez, Bobby Deol, Anil Kapoor, Saqib Saleem and Daisy Shah. While the feel of the original has been retained for a nostalgia trip for Salman fans, the score will be more contemporary and catchy this time around,” a source close to the development told Mirror, adding that there are plans to build a lavishly mounted set for the pictursation of this number.

The song will have Salman in a special appearance, shaking a leg with Sooraj and Isabelle. The debutante plays a competitive ballroom and Latin dancer to her co-star’s street dancer. The original song had music by brother duo Jatin-Lalit and had grabbed eyeballs for Salman’s song-and-dance turn in ripped jeans on stage.

Isabelle’s acting debut, which is produced by Bhushan Kumar and Remo D’souza, is a dance-based film with a love story woven in, featuring a range of styles, from Salsa, Zumba and Bachata to a mix of ballroom dancing like Waltz, Tango, Viennese Waltz, Foxtrot and Quickstep. There will also be Latin dance forms like Cha Cha, Samba, Rumba, Paso Doble and Jive. Sooraj and Isabelle have already begun their training. Director D’costa, previously worked as an assistant to Remo D’souza on films like Faltu, Anybody Can Dance 2 and A Flying Jatt.