'Ooh La La' turns into a rage

"Ooh La La" from 'The Dirty Picture' has just hit the screen and predictably created an instant frenzy among those who have seen it. Based on a musical style which was a genre in itself during the 80s' era of 'Tohfa', 'Himmatwala', 'Justice Chaudhary', and many more, the track may have succeeded in striking a chord with audience now but for Naseeruddin Shah it was a dream come true to be dancing to a 'fen-tasy' song like this. "I had to really prepare myself to tell Naseer about this song called 'Ooh La La' that he had to do alongside Vidya with all the 'matkas', 'gulaal' and hundreds of dancers in the background. I felt that he may just give me this long silent expression and then ask me those 'hazaar' questions if he really needed to do that," recollects director Milan Luthria. "However to my pleasant surprise he burst out laughing. He just asked me if I was really serious to offer him a song like that because he was quite excited about doing it." The results can be seen on screen; what with Naseer getting into a quintessential 80s' South-Indian hero get-up and giving those naughty looks to Vidya that are quite close to the mannerisms that one had witnessed in the Jeetendra era. "Naseer said it was a dream come true for him to be lip synching to a Bappi Lahiri-sung number," smiles Milan who had earlier made Bappi sing for 'Mumbai Nagariya' [Taxi No. 9211]. "Till date, he jokes around by asking me whether I had ever thought in my wildest dream that one day I would direct him dancing to a song like 'Ooh La La' in Ramoji Film City. Well, I have an extended dream now to bring Naseer and Bappi together on stage in front of a live audience. It would be great to see them do their thing." For someone who is known for having a keen ear for music, whether it is his debut effort 'Kachche Dhaage' or the hit 'Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai', Milan says his latest 'The Dirty Picture' gave Vishal-Shekhar an immense opportunity to come up with an entertaining soundtrack. "'The Dirty Picture' is a combination of high quality drama and music," says Milan, "As the film is about a sizzling dancing star, there is a lot of potential to play with the choreography and songs. Let's acknowledge the fact that good music really helps in boosting a film's opening at the box office. We have made sure that while 'Ooh La La' is just the starting point, there are many more surprises one after the other in quick succession when the remaining songs unfold." 'The Dirty Picture' releases worldwide on 2nd December.