Abbas Tyrewala scraps a song which cost Rs 1 crore picturised on his wife Pakhi and star John Abraham

Abbas Tyrewala scraps costly song

Abbas Tyrewala scraps a song which cost Rs 1 crore picturised on his wife Pakhi and star John Abraham.
PS: He wants to know what the big deal is!

A song shot by well-known choreographer Michael Gracey at Rs 1 crore for Abbas Tyrewala's film featuring his wife Pakhi and John Abraham in London, is now being scrapped and re-shot in India with a desi choreographer right here in aamchi Mumbai.

Says Abbas, "At the outset, I was very impressed by his knowledge of and passion foru00a0Bollywood songs and dances. Gracey knows virtually every dance step from Bollywood by heart. He actually knows all the dances that Akshay Kumar has performed in the 15 years of his career." He's the guy who introduced Baz Luhrmann to the Bollywood idiom, which the Australia director used in Moulin Rouge.

Excited about seeing the Bollywood sensibility through British eyes, Abbas shot the number with a full ensemble cast. To his dismay and horror, he discovered the song just didn't work. "It doesn't fit my definition of a Bollywood song. I realise Michael is good for Bollywood-styled music videos. But he can't integrate his vision into a Bollywood film."

Now the song will be re-shot by an Indian choreographer. Sighs Abbas, "The song cost us a cost a bomb. And re-shooting it would mean added expenditure. But come on, guys! I am entitled to get second thoughts about portions of my film. And what's the big deal? I had shot the number Aditi in Jaane Tu ufffdYa Jaane Na twice."

u00a0Abbas Tyrewala's ambitious love story is no longer called 1-800-Love.u00a0 He says,u00a0 "It was a confusing title to many Indian viewers. We're going to firm in on a new title soon." Though Abbas is not telling at the moment the film is likely to be named after an old Hindi film, just like Abbas' Jaane Tu ufffdYa Jaane Na.

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