Deewangee, the music from Farah Khan’s Om Shanti Om, is probably the most star-studded music in Indian cinema historical past. The director introduced collectively over 30 A-list stars, together with the movie’s lead Shah Rukh Khan. But it surely was a ‘yesteryear’ star who stole the present on set, the director not too long ago recalled.
The craze for this actor was so big at one level that when he arrived on set to shoot, it prompted a stampede, and a lady even fainted on seeing him.
What occurred on the movie set?
This incident passed off when Mithun Chakraborty got here to shoot for the Deewangi Deewangi music for the movie Om Shanti Om. Director Farah Khan revealed what occurred on set throughout a chat in her newest YouTube vlog, during which she was seen visiting his Mumbai residence.
Farah was seen chatting with Mithun Chakraborty and his sons within the vlog. Recalling what occurred on theOm Shanti Om shoot, Farah shared, “A whole lot of actors got here, 32 actors got here. However when Dada got here, I can not let you know there was a stampede… and this was earlier than Dance India Dance. We confirmed within the music that one girl fainted, which truly occurred earlier than! That’s the reason we put it within the music. Even the lightman jumped from his place to satisfy him and there was a lot commotion… me and Shah Rukh had been like, ‘What occurred!’”
When Shah Rukh Khan couldn’t comply with the dance steps
Farah added that through the scene, she informed Shah Rukh to only comply with the steps that Mithun da was exhibiting him. “He couldn’t comply with him, so Mithun da began giving him tapli (smack on the top) and we’ve saved that within the shot!” she mentioned. The veteran actor recalled that there have been so many stars on set and it was a terrific feeling to be a part of that music in Om Shanti Om.
Deewangi Deewangi was a particular music in Farah’s second directorial enterprise, Om Shanti Om, that includes Shah Rukh alongside a number of stars, together with Dharmendra, Jeetendra, Salman Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Mithun Chakraborty, Kajol, Rani Mukerji, Priyanka Chopra, Rekha, Tabu, Karisma Kapoor and Juhi Chawla, amongst others. A complete of 32 stars had been part of the music.
About Mithun Chakraborty’s profession
Mithun started his appearing profession in 1976 with Mrinal Sen’s Mrigayaa, which earned him a Nationwide Movie Award, making him one of many few actors to obtain it for his or her debut movie. He grew to become an motion and dance icon through the Nineteen Eighties, starring in hits like Dance Dance, Pyar Jhukta Nahin, and Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki. He efficiently reinvented himself on tv because the Grand Grasp of Dance India Dance and delivered a significant profession resurgence within the blockbuster The Kashmir Information. He has acquired three Nationwide Movie Awards, the Padma Bhushan in 2024, and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2022.