Aamir
Khan
had
to
shoot
a
romantic
song
with
Asin
for
Ghajini.
The
two
actors
have
never
worked
together
before
and
Aamir
realised
that
they
needed
to
share
a
comfort
factor
before
shooting
for
the
love
song.
Khan
decided
to
get
to
know
the
South
actress,
to
ensure
there
was
no
awkwardness
between
them.
Says
a
source
close
to
Khan,
"Aamir
is
an
experienced
actor
and
can
switch
on
and
off
at
will
but
he
realised
that
Asin
might
not
be
ready
to
break
into
a
romantic
number
at
will.
They
needed
to
establish
a
rapport.
Four
days
before
shooting,
were
kept
aside
for
Aamir
to
get
to
know
his
leading
lady
and
put
her
at
ease,
so
that
the
romantic
song
would
look
natural.
Aamir
and
Asin
would
go
for
long
walks
in
the
desert.
Nobody
knew
what
they
spoke
about
but
one
could
see
Asin
gradually
relaxing
and
becoming
comfortable
with
Aamir.
And
that's
the
reason
the
blazing
chemistry
on
screen."
Though
Aamir
and
Asin
had
shot
some
scenes
before,
the
song
was
the
first
romantic
interaction.
The
song
was
shot
for
in
Namibia.
Ahmed
Khan
has
choreographed
the
Guzarish
song
while
Manish
Malhotra
and
Meghna
Kapoor
styled
Asin.
The
source
adds,
"A
charter
aircraft
comprising
23
people
was
taken
to
Namibia
and
the
song
was
shot
in
'dead
man's
land'.
Sosusfei
Lodge,
where
Aamir
and
the
crew
stayed
is
part
of
the
dessert.
The
location
was
a
two-and-a-half
hour
ride
from
the
hotel.
Aamir
was
very
particular
about
his
workouts
as
he
had
to
shoot
his
bare-bodied
sequences
there
especially
for
the
song
so
a
makeshift
gym
was
created
at
the
base
camp
of
the
shooting
locations."
Ghajini
director,
AR
Murugadoss,
says,
"We
all
landed
in
Namibia
to
shoot
this
song
and
this
was
the
first
romantic
song
between
the
two.
Aamir
is
an
experienced
actor
and
he
had
genuinely
liked
Asin's
performance
in
the
Tamil
version
of
the
film.
He
praised
her
performance
giving
Asin
a
lot
of
confidence."
Story first published: Friday, November 14, 2008, 10:50 [IST]