Mani Ratnam shoots with 500 dancers

Ratnam shoots a song with 500 dancers in Jhansi

Mani Ratnam is currently shooting for his Ash-Abhishek starrer in Jhansi. The director is preparing to shoot a lavish song involving 500 dancers. The song titled 'Kata Kata Mara Mara' is composed by A R Rahman and choreographed by Ganesh Acharya.
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A source reveals details of the song, "This song is more lavish than anything Mani has shot before. It is being shot in a place called Occha, in Jhansi. The dancers are mostly from the south and the song revolves around Abhishek, whose character is called Mitrin. Ravi Kissen, who plays Mangal, is also part of the song."

Done by the weekend

The song is being shot since the last three days and will be completed by this weekend. "The song talks about Abhishek's character and throws light on his background. The lyrics capture the mood of the climax and the background dancers add to the drama. Before Abhishek reached Jhansi, Acharya rehearsed with the background dancers to prepare them for the song."

Taking about the fabulously excessive...

The Tha Karke song from Golmaal Returns is touted to be the most expensive song shot in B-Town. Made on a budget of 3.5 crore, the song involved as many as 1000 dancers, 180 fighters and 10 cars. It took the crew 12 days to complete the song.