Ranbir
Kapoor
was
in
no
mood
to
dance
this
week
after
his
grandmother's
death.
The
young
actor
was
very
close
to
his
mom's
mom
who
lived
in
Ranbir
house,
and
in
fact
in
a
room
right
opposite
his
and
was
constantly
in
and
out
of
her
favourite
grandson's
space.
The
death
in
the
family
hit
Ranbir
hard.
But
the
very
next
day
he
was
dancing
to
Ahmed
Khan's
choreography
at
Yash
Raj
Films
for
a
special
last-minute
song
in
the
song
less
Rocket
Singh
Salesman
Of
The
Year.
This
week
for
three
days
from
Tuesday
to
Thursday
Yashraj
Studios
was
abuzz
with
excitement
as
Ranbir
Kapoor
shook
a
leg
or
two
to
Ahmed
Khan's
tune.
The
song
has
apparently
been
added
on
to
Shimit
Amin's
Rocket
Singh
Salesman
Of
The
Year
much
to
the
choreographer's
surprise.
The
film
was
meant
to
be
song
less.
So
what
brought
on
this
sudden
spurt
of
music
into
this
gritty
real
and
savagely
satirical
film
about
a
young
Sardarji
going
through
a
bad-hair
day?
Says
Ahmed,
"Even
I
was
surprised
when
Aditya
Chopra
approached
me
for
a
song
in
Rocket
Singh.
Then
I
heard
the
track
by
Salim-Suleiman
and
I
was
blown.
It's
a
sure-shot
hit," says
the
young
choreographer
riding
high
on
the
waves
of
the
Dan
ta
nan
track
from
Kaminey.
Ahmed
says
he
has
forged
another
durable
star-choreographer
bond
with
Ranbir
after
Shahid.
"Rocket
Singh
is
my
third
film
with
Ranbir
after
Bachna
Ae
Haseeno
and
Ajab
Prem
Ki
Ghazab
Kahani.
We've
an
almost
instinctive
understanding
of
what
Ranbir's
body
language
is
and
how
it
can
be
used."
This
would
the
second
item
number
with
a
Sikh
hero
after
Singh
Is
Kinng.
But
Ahmed
is
sure
it
is
different.
"This
is
a
young
cute
Sardarji
having
a
blast
on
the
dance
floor.
It's
unlike
anything
anyone
has
ever
seen.
We
had
to
cancel
take
on
Tuesday
because
Ranbir's
Naani
passed
away.
But
we
managed
in
two
days."
The
song
was
apparently
Aditya
Chopra's
and
not
director
Shimit
Amin's
idea.
Says
Ahmed,
"I've
a
5-film
deal
with
Yashraj,
so
I
am
at
their
beck
and
call.
And
if
it's
song
for
Ranbir
then
it's
even
more
fun."
Story first published: Tuesday, September 1, 2009, 16:08 [IST]