Malaika Arora to feature in a sizzling song in Vishal Bhardwaj's Pataakha

Vishal Bhardwaj has lit a few fireworks already with the first trailer of his upcoming film, Pataakha, which is based on a short story by Charan Singh Pathik that revolves around two warring sisters from a small village in Rajasthan. They tear each other’s hair out, wrestle in the muck and finally manage to break free of each other only to land up married in the same family. And even as everyone is talking about Sanya Malhotra and a new-and-improved Radhika Madan’s fiery histrionics, Mirror has learnt that a sizzling siren is now getting ready to swing into the picture. Vishal has roped in Malaika Arora for a special number which promises to be all that Bipasha Basu’s “Beedi Jalaile” and “Namak Ishq Ka” were, and more.

Malaika, who is still remembered for her moves in “Chaiya Chaiya” from Mani Ratnam’s Dil Se and Dabbang’s “Munni Badnam Hui”, will be grooving to “Hello Hello”. Sung by Rekha Bhardwaj, it is to be filmed this week. Rehearsals are already on in a Mira Road Studio.

According to a source close to the development, Vishal needed a no-holds-barred song at a village fair and who better than Malaika to pull it off. “She has the earthy sensuality needed for the song and is known to burn up the dance floor with her moves. Even though it’s a desi number, like his earlier special appearance tracks, this one too should strike a chord with everyone, and will be playing in discotheques and dandiyas soon,” informs the source.

The lyrics have been penned by Gulzar and set to music by Vishal. It is being choreographed by Ganesh Acharya who had also done “Namak Ishq Ka”. In fact, Vishal, Rekha, Gulzar and Ganesh were also associated with the Omkara track which is hailed as a benchmark in subtle raunchiness.

Malaika has not been seen in films of late but has been a regular on TV, appearing in four seasons of the reality show, India’s Got Talent, and last year, in India’s Top Model, as a judge. Her last appearance on screen was three years ago in a special appearance number, “Fashion Khatam Mujhpe”, in the 2015 romcom, Dolly Ki Doli, which she had co-produced with her ex-husband Arbaaz Khan. She had also turned up in “Pandeyjee Seeti” with Salman Khan and Sonakshi Sinha in the Dabbang sequel, produced and directed by Arbaaz.