John Abraham and Priyanka Chopra set to reprise veteran actors’ chartbuster; PC’S first item number to be shot in January

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John Abraham and Priyanka Chopra set to reprise veteran actors’ chartbuster; PC’S first item number to be shot in January

Be it with her sexy ‘desi girl’ moves in Dostana (2008) or more recently in Agneepath, Priyanka Chopra has proved that she can dance. But while she has danced in her own films, she’s never really done an item number. Until now.
Priyanka is now confirmed for an item song for Sanjay Gupta’s Shootout At Wadala (SAW), starring John Abraham. Priyanka and John will revisit a classic Amitabh Bachchan-Rekha song: the yesteryear hit ‘Salaam-eishq’ from Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (1978).
The song will see Priyanka reprising Rekha’s bit from the original song, while John emulates Amitabh. “Don’t be surprised if the item number reminds you of Bachchan and Rekha’s yesteryear hit,” says an insider from the unit. In the song, John will also reprise the ‘Jumma chumma de de’ song from Hum (1991). The insider adds, “The ‘Jumma chumma’ portion will have a different setting — a kotha and not a dockyard.”
The song will be shot in January. “Sanjay and Ekta (Kapoor, producer) are keeping things under wraps. They haven’t decided on the choreographer yet,” says the insider. “The number will merge mujra with tapori dance, like Bachchan’s moves in Hum. We will also see traces of ‘Apni toh jaise taise’ from Laawaris (1981).”

Bipasha Basu was earlier supposed to do the item number, but Priyanka is now confirmed to replace her (John was apparently not comfortable dancing with his ex-girlfriend). PC and John, however, share a good relationship, having worked together in Karam (2005), Dostana and 7 Khoon Maaf (2011).
“Before agreeing to do the song, Priyanka watched the film and was impressed by it,” adds the insider.
Although PC says that “till now” she’s not doing any (item) song, sources insist she has agreed in principle but will hear the final version of the song next week.