Kareena
Kapoor
has
just
danced
with
Shahrukh
Khan
for
the
second
time.
It's
for
Priyadarshan's
Billoo
Barbar.
And
its
composer
Pritam
Chakraborty
is
sure
that
it
will
be
a
smash
hit
like
Kareena's
other
item
song
'Yeh
Mera
Dil'
with
Shahrukh
in
Don.
Says
Pritam,
"The
Don
song
was
a
re-mix.
My
item
song
'Theek
Hai
Theek
Hai'
sung
by
Sunidhi
Chauhan
and
Sukhwinder
for
Kareena
and
Shahrukh
in
Billo
Barbar
is
an
absolute
original.
And
if
today
I'm
doing
my
most
creatively
satisfying
work,
I
give
Kareena
a
lot
of
credit
for
it."
What
is
it
about
Kareena
Kapoor
that
our
new-age
composers
get
inspired
by
her?
Earlier
he
wasn't
supposed
to
do
the
music
in
Golmaal
Returns.
"But
then
I
heard
Kareena
is
part
of
the
sequel.
And
I
kicked
myself,
'Shit
I
wish
I
could
do
it.'
To
my
good
fortune
Vishal-Shekhar
who
were
supposed
to
do
Golmaal
Returns,
backed
out.
I
jumped
in,
rang
up
Shekhar
and
asked
him,
'Tu
nahin
kar
rahan
hai?'
When
he
confirmed
they
were
out,
I
was
over
the
moon.
I've
composed
a
rocking
item
song
'Maine
Tujhse
Pyar
Kiya
Hai'
for
Kareena
in
Golmaal
Returns."
Earlier
Anu
Malik
used
to
claim
that
he
formed
an
indelible
team
with
Kareena.
With
all
his
big
projects
from
her
debut
Refugee
to
Mujhe
Kuch
Kehna
Hai
to
the
ambitious
(though
not
successful)
Yaadein,
Main
Prem
Ki
Deewani
Hoon
and
Khushi,
Anu
had
once
said
to
me.
"I
don't
know
what
it
is
about
Bebo.
But
she
brings
out
the
best
in
me.
And
I
think
I
do
the
same
for
her."
Now
suddenly
once
again
Kareena
is
the
muse
for
another
composer.
The
high-flying
Pritam
Chakraborty,
who's
just
composed
two
songs
'Don't
Stop'
and
'Jai
Jai
Shiv
Shankar'
for
Shahrukh's
Knight
Riders,
thinks
Kareena
is
his
lucky
mascot.
"It's
more
than
that
actually.
I
just
feel
I'm
linked
by
a
creative
satellite
to
her.
It
started
with
the
'Its
Rocking'
item-song
in
Kya
Love
Story
Hai.
You've
to
admit
it
presented
Kareena
like
never
before.
And
it
brought
me
loads
of
popularity
too.
Then
I
did
Jab
We
Met
which
I
think
is
a
turning
point
in
my
career.
If
it
wasn't
for
Kareena
my
songs
like
'Yeh
Ishq
Haye',
'Mauja
Hi
Mauja'
and
'Nagara'
wouldn't
have
become
a
rage.
And
no
matter
what
some
people
say
'Yeh
Ishq
Haye'
is
an
original
composition.
I'd
say
if
today
I'm
doing
original
work
it's
because
Kareena
inspires
me."
So
taken
up
is
Pritam
with
his
new-found
muse
that
he
wants
to
compose
for
all
of
Kareena's
films.
"I
know
that
isn't
possible.
But
I'd
like
to
try," says
Pritam
emotionally.
Story first published: Monday, May 5, 2008, 17:44 [IST]