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Kesari Chapter 2, featuring Akshay Kumar and R Madhavan in the leads, is enjoying a good run at the box office. Masaba Gupta, one of the most famous designers, is grabbing headlines for her sizzling dance number Khumaari in Kesari Chapter 2. Known for her fashion statements, Masaba has now surprised fans with her screen presence and powerful moves in the track.
In a candid conversation with The Indian Express, she was asked why she selected the song and what inspired her. Masaba Gupta was quoted as saying, “So, I actually got a call from Panchami Ghauri, who is the casting director for the film, I think a week before I was getting married, back in 2023. I remember thinking that it was such a bizarre request to come my way.
And she said that the director, Karan Tyagi, had this thought in his head, because when they were thinking of this song, it was earlier meant to be a burlesque number, and then of course it was cabaret and set in a period backdrop. And I just said yes, because I’ve been a dancer my whole life actually, and I’ve always wanted to do something like this. I did a very short version of it in Masaba Masaba.
I think this was the perfect opportunity, and it was backed by Dharma." She further said that Samantha Ruth Prabhu dance number in Pushpa impressed her. “No, I was not concerned that it would be an item song.
One, because I had heard about the script. Karan took me through the gist of the storyline and I knew that it was an interesting, impactful, courtroom drama. So the base was set as something not frivolous already, right? Secondly, anything that you do which has a period nuance attached to it, automatically in my head, is elevated from being an item song.
Having said that, I don’t have an issue with item songs but the item song has to stand for something. I was very impressed with Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s “Oo Antava" (Pushpa: The Rise), and I’ve always wanted to do something like that. In fact, when I saw that song, I manifested this number in my head because I wanted to do what Samantha did and I wanted the impact to be similar.
I thought the song had such a strong message that it really surpassed being just another item song. If an item song is done tastefully, there’s nothing wrong in being a part of it." Kesari Chapter 2, featuring Akshay Kumar and R Madhavan in the leads, is enjoying a good run at the box office.
Backed by Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions, the film has now managed to cross the Rs 40 crore mark at the box office after 6 days of its release. According to the latest stats via sacnilk.com, the film minted Rs 3.
20 crore on Wednesday, which happens to be a working day, taking its total 6-day collection to Rs 42.20 crore..
