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Do it again, for love

Updated on: 15 July,2021 08:27 AM IST  |  Mumbai
Mohar Basu | mohar.basu@mid-day.com

Impressed by Gourov Dasgupta’s romantic ballad Hanjugam, Ajay Devgn acquires it for Bhuj; reshoots the entire sequence to do justice to the new number

Do it again, for love

Ajay Devgn in the film

Believing that there’s a powerful story left untold from the Gujarat chapter of the 1971 India-Pakistan war, Ajay Devgn is ensuring that there is no misstep in the creation of Bhuj: The Pride of India. The actor — who plays Indian Air Force squadron leader Vijay Karnik in the ambitious war drama — had shot a large chunk in Hyderabad earlier this year, with the final schedule taking place in Mumbai in June. But Devgn didn't bat an eyelid before reshooting a song after he came across music composer Gourov Dasgupta's Hanjugam.


Director Abhishek Dudhaiya had filmed another love ballad, featuring Devgn. “During the music sessions of The Big Bull [which was produced by Devgn], Ajay sir heard Hanjugam. He immediately said that he wants it for Bhuj. Later, I was told that they had already shot another song, but Ajay sir loved this track so much that the director and he reshot the sequence,” exclaims Dasgupta, thrilled that the actor went the extra mile for his composition. He adds, “Something like this hardly ever happens in the industry. I was overwhelmed and full of gratitude when I heard this.” 


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Ajay Devgn and Gourov DasguptaAjay Devgn and Gourov Dasgupta

The romantic number, rendered by Jubin Nautiyal and penned by Devshi Khanduri, was shot at Mehboob Studio over three days. “Bhuj is my third collaboration with Ajay sir after Total Dhamaal [2019] and The Big Bull,” adds the musician. The period drama, also starring Sanjay Dutt and Sonakshi Sinha, traces how 300 women from a Gujarat village helped the IAF reconstruct an airbase destroyed in the bombings.

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