Mumbai:
Abhay Deol, who has finallymustered the courage to sing and dance for his upcoming film'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara', is open to go one step further:an item song!
At the same time, he feels that items songs have become amarketing gimmick.
"It is like if you have to promote your film then youneed to have an item number. It is about money, but one mustnot forget creativity. I don't find much originality in itemsongs because you remix old tracks or have a basic hip-hopbeat, or you will have hip-hop dancers.
"And now of course trend is you want white women in thebackground and the lead stars in the middle," Abhay told PTIan interview.
It is just rehashing mostly, he said.
When asked if he was game for an item song, like ShahrukhKhan's 'Dard-E-Disco' in 'Om Shanti Om', Abhay said, "Younever know... never say never. I am open to doing item songsas long as it works for the film. But I would at least try andmake the effort of making the number a bit more interestingand original in terms of visualising and placement."
Directed by Zoya Akhtar, 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara' starsAbhay, Hrithik Roshan and Farhan Akhtar.
Abhay has sung the song 'Senorita' for the film. "I havesung in the film though I don't sound like a professionalsinger. I was a bit nervous but the music directorsShankar-Ehsaan-Loy made it easy for me," Abhay said.
The 35-year-old actor feels dancing is not required inevery film.
"Dancing, I don't like. It is not something I really wantto do. I don't mind trying singing....But dancing? No. I didit for this film as it helps because of the subject and thecharacter it has. But you can't have it in every film."
"I associate song and dance with happiness. What if thefilm does not have much happiness and the character is stuck-up and he is too full of himself and is stiff...in thatscenario suddenly singing and dancing kills the graph," hesaid.
Releasing July 15, `Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara' also starsKatrina Kaif and Kalki Koechlin.
Abhay Deol, who has finallymustered the courage to sing and dance for his upcoming film'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara', is open to go one step further:an item song!
At the same time, he feels that items songs have become amarketing gimmick.
"It is like if you have to promote your film then youneed to have an item number. It is about money, but one mustnot forget creativity. I don't find much originality in itemsongs because you remix old tracks or have a basic hip-hopbeat, or you will have hip-hop dancers.
"And now of course trend is you want white women in thebackground and the lead stars in the middle," Abhay told PTIan interview.
It is just rehashing mostly, he said.
When asked if he was game for an item song, like ShahrukhKhan's 'Dard-E-Disco' in 'Om Shanti Om', Abhay said, "Younever know... never say never. I am open to doing item songsas long as it works for the film. But I would at least try andmake the effort of making the number a bit more interestingand original in terms of visualising and placement."
Directed by Zoya Akhtar, 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara' starsAbhay, Hrithik Roshan and Farhan Akhtar.
Abhay has sung the song 'Senorita' for the film. "I havesung in the film though I don't sound like a professionalsinger. I was a bit nervous but the music directorsShankar-Ehsaan-Loy made it easy for me," Abhay said.
The 35-year-old actor feels dancing is not required inevery film.
"Dancing, I don't like. It is not something I really wantto do. I don't mind trying singing....But dancing? No. I didit for this film as it helps because of the subject and thecharacter it has. But you can't have it in every film."
"I associate song and dance with happiness. What if thefilm does not have much happiness and the character is stuck-up and he is too full of himself and is stiff...in thatscenario suddenly singing and dancing kills the graph," hesaid.
Releasing July 15, `Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara' also starsKatrina Kaif and Kalki Koechlin.
