Zeenat Aman loves ‘Laila Main Laila’

Yet another one in the occasional Bollywood series of posts. This time it's about the remaking of a "cult Bollywood song". As soon as I saw that I hit youTube and found the original. I can see why it's thought of as a cult song. It has a very big disco influence to the song. if you haven't heard the song, or just want to re live the song, then scroll down to the bottom...

Laila Main Laila -the cult song from the 1980 film "Qurbani" has been re-arranged for the film "Chalo Dilli" as tribute to the gorgeous Zeenat Aman who featured in the original.

Chalo Dilli’s Laila Main Laila ,a more neo-age version of the original, picturised on Yana Gupta has already got a thumps-up from the yesteryear diva who is going all out to extend her support to the song and the film.

Confirms Zeenat Aman “I liked the song when I heard it. They have retained the original version and at the same time have given the song a new flavour. It's got a rustic, ethnic feel and I liked it a lot. So I'm supporting it"

Already topping charts, the song is soon becoming an audience favourite as Yana Gupta adds to the glam quotient.

Yana said "I was extremely excited to do this song because it's fantastic. I'm just honoured to do Zeenatji's song. I think people will like it”

An entertaining, slice of life film that will have you laughing off your seats, Eros International’s Chalo Dilli directed by Shashant Shah of Dasvidaniya fame is a journey which along with the two protagonists showcases the real India and its colorful and funny people with their eccentricities.

Says producer Krishika Lulla “From situational songs to out and out dance numbers each song in Chalo Dilli comes with their unique background, variety and versatility. All the songs have a great feel of movement to them keeping with the theme of the movie”

Chalo Dilli comes to a cinema near you on April 29, 2011.

Chalo Dilli Music Launch

If you know anything about Bollywood music you know that the soundtrack is, sometimes, more important than the film itself.  In other news, the poster has also been released.

Eros International in association with Bheegi Basanti and Big Daddy Productions unveiled the music album of its forthcoming Chalo Dilli on the 5th of April 2011 at the very rustic Pritam Da Dhaba in Dadar, Mumbai.

The film features music by Gourov Dasgupta, Anand Raj Anand, Sachin Gupta and Rohit Kulkarni.

An entertaining, slice of life film that will have you laughing off your seats, Chalo Dilli directed by Shashant Shah of Dasvidaniya fame is a journey which along with the two protagonists showcases the real India with its colourful and funny people and their eccentricities.

Says producer Krishika Lulla “From situational songs to a fun dance number, each song in Chalo Dilli comes with their unique background, variety and versatility. All the songs have a great feel of movement to them keeping with the theme of the movie”

The uniquely themed launch saw great performances by the team including Raja Hassan, Sukhwinder Singh, Neeraj Shridhar and Kamal Heer .

The film brings together on screen for the first time one of the most beautiful women in India alongside one of the greatest comedians of the country-Lara Dutta and Vinay Pathak

This Summer rediscover the nation with the unlikeliest pair in Chalo Dilli coming to a cinema near you on April 29, 2010.

Official website: www.chalodillithefilm.com

Roach Scare for Lara Dutta

This is an occasional feature of this blog, Bollywood. This time it's another piece for Chalo Dilli. The distributor, Eros International, has sent over this piece about the fun and games that the film's crew got up to when they found out that Lara Dutta isn't the biggest fan of creepy crawlers. In this case it's cockroaches. Also they have sent over two great stills from the film that can be found just after the story.

Guess what Lara Dutta fears the most! No... its not the daredevil stunts or highly dramatic emotional scenes... it is cockroaches. "Even the sight of a cockroach sends shivers down her spine."

So imagine Lara's horror when she had to do a scene with a cockroach for her maiden venture Chalo Dilli. "Lara was petrified," said our source.

The situation got worse when a unit member played a prank on her. "A crew member threw a plastic cockroach on her. And Lara, who otherwise is strong and controlled, got so scared that she practically jumped and ran helter-skelter screaming on top of her lungs. It was a side of Lara we had never seen before. " laughed our source.

Produced by Eros International in association with Big Daddy Productions (owned by Globosport) & Bheegi Basanti production, the brings together Lara Dutta and Vinay Pathak for the first time in this light hearted and frothy venture.

Hitting cinema screens April 29, 2011

ODD is IN

What do you get when you put one of the most beautiful women in India alongside one of the greatest comedians of the country ! An entertaining, slice of life film that will have you laughing off your seats.
Chalo Dilli is a journey which along with the two protagonists showcases the real India and its colourful and funny people with their eccentricities. Produced by Eros International in association with Big Daddy Productions (owned by Globosport) & Bheegi Basanti production, the film is directed by Shashant Shah of Dasvidaniya fame.

The mismatched pair belong to two different schools of acting and are ready to give audiences a taste of both worlds. Chalo Dilli is a bizarre journey full of adventure, madness and crazy comic moments with the oddest travelling couple ever!
Says a source “With Vinay you are bound to have a few laughs with his quick wit and slapstick humour and Lara adds to the glamour quotient. The film is a journey of the 2 protagonists and it takes a closer look at our colourful interiors en route destination Delhi. Their chemistry is one to watch out for”

Hitting cinema screens April 29, 2011