An
erotic
song
has
given
Emraan
Hashmi
sleepless
nights.
Now
that's
not
something
you
hear
usually!
The
otherwise
care-a-damn
actor
had
his
reservations
but
was
eventually
convinced
to
shoot
for
'Baburao
Mast
Hai'.
The
raunchy
track
sung
by
Mika
features
in
Ekta
Kapoor's
Once
Upon
A
Time
In
Mumbai.
The
song
has
already
been
tagged
as
'controversial'
because
of
its
explicit
lyrics.
Says
a
source,
"Several
discussions
were
held
before
the
song
was
actually
shot.
In
fact,
some
lines
were
so
vulgar
that
producer
Ekta
Kapoor
had
to
put
her
foot
down
and
have
them
deleted.
While
director
Milan
Luthria
was
fine
with
it,
Emraan
had
his
doubts.
The
lyrics
have
been
credited
to
Amitabh
Bhattacharya
(Emosanal
Atyachar,
Dev
D)."
Ekta
explains,
"It's
about
the
absolute
debauchery
that
Shoaib
(Emraan)
and
his
group
of
friends
resort
to,
in
a
fit
of
drunken
power.
In
those
days,
there
were
fewer
nightclubs
and
the
economic
divide
far
more
pronounced.
During
the
song,
elements
from
the
underworld
actually
enter
a
club
and
nobody
can
stop
them.
We
discussed
the
lyrics
--
how
far
we
could
go
and
how
much
we
could
control.
I
removed
a
very
vulgar
line
and
re-recorded
the
track."
Milan
says,
"
'Baburao
Mast
Hai'
is
about
Shoaib,
who
wants
to
woo
Mumbai
with
his
friends.
He
has
bought
his
first
fancy
car
and
it's
his
first
visit
to
a
posh
nightclub.
We
wanted
to
leave
no
stone
unturned
to
create
a
bigger
buzz
than
what
has
been
already
achieved
with
'Pi
Le'.
Several
sleepless
nights
and
many
versions
later,
we
finally
cracked
the
track."
The
actor
says,
"I
hope
people
don't
get
offended
by
the
lyrics.
But
if
they
do,
I
will
tell
them
that
they
need
to
lighten
up!
The
lyrics
have
been
tweaked
to
sound
erotic.
I
was
being
cautious
as
I
felt
it
could
offend
people's
sensibilities
but
it's
cool
now.
People
should
just
lighten
up
and
enjoy
the
track.
It's
for
frontbenchers
and
single-screen
audiences.
I
loved
my
unique
shiny
gold
diamond-studded
watch
and
gold
chains
that
form
part
of
my
look."
Story first published: Tuesday, June 22, 2010, 16:26 [IST]