Revealed: Kaabil director on casting Urvashi Rautela for item song

Urvashi Rautela will feature in Kaabil for the Saara Zamana remix, which was originally picturised on Amitabh Bachchan in Yaarana (1981). Rautela’s version sees her in four outfits with 1,000 metres of fabric being used to make them.

Kaabil director Sanjay Gupta says their version is ostentatious and imaginative. “When we shot our version, we booked every single light available for shooting to create a similar impact on our set. Urvashi was nervous as hell, but she gave it her all!”

Ask him why he didn’t opt for a top actress and he explains, “I shot Ishq Samandar with Isha Koppikar, Maahi Ve with Malaika Arora and Saaki Saaki with Koena Mitra, when they weren’t as known. We were the first to do a song with Sunny Leone with Laila in Shootout At Wadala. I have always picked new talent and presented them. None of these actresses were launched with these songs. We just came along and revamped the person and presented them in my own way. Those songs are still  remembered today!”