Rockstar Romeo Ali Zafar is everywhere. His latest: a song for the sequel of Tere Bin Laden. Given the fact that Tere Bin Laden launched Ali in the galaxy of Bollywood a couple of years ago, it makes sense for him to lend support and star power to the upcoming sequel, Tere Bin Laden – Dead or Alive.
Rockstar Romeo Ali Zafar is everywhere. His latest: a song for the sequel of Tere Bin Laden. Given the fact that Tere Bin Laden launched Ali in the galaxy of Bollywood a couple of years ago, it makes sense for him to lend support and star power to the upcoming sequel, Tere Bin Laden – Dead or Alive.
Tasked with the duty of composing, writing and singing this song, Ali Zafar took the challenge head on. “I was given the task of composing, writing and singing the song,” Zafar told Mumbai Mirror in an interview. “I had a lot of fun with it. It’s like an interesting take on the item number concept and the trend of acquiring abs to ensure a hit song.”
In the song titled ‘Six Pack Abs’ (which reminds us of Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Dard-e-Disco’), Ali is seen as a macho man who saves a girl from a group of boys and then stars dancing with her. Flaunting his abs in a shirtless avatar, the song feels like a typical Bollywood item number (if you’re into that sort of thing).
To look the part, Zafar stuck to a strict regimen. “It was a strict schedule of three months to get into shape. I was off carbs and sugar and worked out twice a day before the shoot commenced,” said the musician-turned-actor.
As for playing item boy for the film, Zafar told MM: “When the sequel came underway, Abhishek and I were excited about it but as an actor I wanted to try something challenging. So he decided to cast me in an interesting number.”
“I felt as an actor I’ve already enacted the role of a reporter in Tere Bin Laden and would want to try something challenging even if it’s a special part,” he added.
Starring Manish Paul, Tere Bin Laden: Dead or Alive is slated to hit theatres on
February 19.
