Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to play a singer in Fanney Khan; shooting begins on October 22

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan begins shooting for Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s Fanney Khan from October 22. The actress, who was recently in Maldives for her father-in-law, Amitabh Bachchan’s, 75th birthday celebrations, is in Mumbai for Diwali. According to a source, “She will start Fanney Khan right after Diwali. She will shoot continuously till November end. It’s a start-to-finish schedule.” Ash plays a singer in the film, and we hear there are three different songs featuring her opposite Anil Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao. 

AN INTRODUCTORY TRACK

Since Ash plays a singer-performer in the film, her introductory song needs to be designed to show that. Reveals our source, “Ash’s first song in the film will be a dance track. It’s like a stage song, on the lines of a Crazy Kiya Re. It’s a peppy, upbeat, western hip-hop song. International choreographers will be flown down to design the track. It will be the biggest song of the film.”

A LOVE SONG

While the first song is a dance number, the second is the romantic track between her and Rajkummar Rao, who plays her love interest in the film. “It will be a melodious love song, which will see them sharing some beautiful moments. It will be shot in Mumbai,” our source tells us.

ANIL-ASH TOGETHER

Anil Kapoor will be with her in the third track. Says the source, “This again is a slow number, not a dance track. It will be the only song featuring both, Ash and Anil. It will be an emotional number, capturing the angst and despair of the characters.”