Mahesh
Bhatt's
Gangster
has
been
in
the
news
since
the
past
few
days
because
it
has
apparently
irked
Don
Abu
Salem.
So
much
so,
that
Salem
has
sent
a
notice
to
the
producers
to
prevent
the
film
from
releasing.
In
spite
of
this
fact,
the
film
is
generating
quite
a
positive
buzz
for
its
music
that's
ruling
the
charts
and
minds.
We
at
IndiaFM
try
to
uncover
some
lesser
known
facts
about
the
film...
The
movie
is
reportedly
drawn
from
Abu
Salem
and
Monica
Bedi's
life-on-the-run.
The
producers
however
deny
this
and
say
that
the
fact
that
their
protagonist
is
a
gangster
is
just
a
co-incidence.
The
movie
was
supposed
to
be
shot
in
Australia.
It
was
Mukesh
Bhatt
who
suggested
South
Korea
and
then
the
film
was
extensively
shot
in
Seoul.
Emraan
Hashmi
was
supposed
to
essay
the
role
of
gangster
being
played
by
Shiney
Ahuja.
However,
Anurag
felt
that
Emraan
wouldn't
justify
the
character
and
hence
the
switchover.
A
lot
of
actresses
were
considered
for
the
female
lead
role.
Mallika
Sherawat
declined
the
offer
first
because
she
wanted
a
higher
remuneration.
Other
actresses
considered
for
this
role
include
Ranjit
Mallick's
daughter,
Koel
and
Pakistani
actress
Meera's
19-year
old
sister
Aksa
Rubab.
Anurag
met
Kangana
at
JW
Marriot
cafe.
He
wasn't
sure
if
she
was
an
actor
but
she
looked
perfect
to
play
the
character,
so
he
got
the
waitress
to
carry
a
message
to
her.
She
responded
immediately
saying
that
she
was
struggling
for
a
break.
The
role
which
was
eventually
played
by
Shiney
Ahuja
was
first
offered
to
Sanjay
Dutt,
John
Abraham
and
also
to
Pakistani
cricketer
Shoaib
Akhtar.
The
makers
felt
that
Shoaib
had
the
'vulnerability
of
a
child.'
Incidentally
another
cricketer
Mohsin
Khan
had
starred
in
one
of
Bhatt's
films
(Saathi)
in
1987.
'Bheegi
Bheegi...'
was
inspired
by
Gautam
Chatterjee's
Bengali
song,
'Prithivi...'
The
producers
bought
the
rights
from
Asha
Music
and
then
started
looking
around
for
a
raw,
grainy
voice,
who
sounded
like
a
folk
singer
of
Bengal.
James
fitted
the
bill
perfectly.
There
were
visa
and
passport
problems
but
Mahesh
Bhatt
spoke
to
the
embassy
and
James
was
cleared.
James
does
not
understand
a
word
of
Hindi
and
English.
The
lyricist
had
to
write
the
song
in
Bangla
for
him.
On
the
day
of
the
recording,
he
really
had
the
jitters
and
therefore
the
producers
got
him
drunk!
At
2
a.m.,
they
were
able
to
get
him
in
front
of
the
mike.
Kailash
Kher
was
supposed
to
render
his
voice
to
the
song
'Ya
Ali...'
but
he
came
after
a
couple
of
recordings
and
his
voice
sounded
really
tired.
Since
it
was
a
high-pitched
song,
the
producers
felt
it
would
be
better
for
Kailash
to
record
it
after
a
day
or
two.
But
Kailash
didn't
have
dates
and
so
Zubin,
who
was
to
sing
only
an
alaap,
landed
an
opportunity
to
sing
the
entire
song.
The
song
'Lamha
Lamha...'
was
shot
at
a
beautiful
spot
with
lots
of
red
autumnal
leaves.
The
secluded
Eden
was
crowded
with
thousands
of
locals
on
the
day
of
shoot,
the
day
being
a
public
holiday.
Emraan
refused
to
take
off
his
T-shirt
in
front
of
them
and
it
took
a
lot
of
persuasion
to
get
him
to
agree
to
romance
Kangana.
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For
one
of
the
scenes
in
the
movie,
Shiny
had
to
slap
Kangana.
Kangana
was
to
stand
behind
Shiny
at
a
distance
of
4-5
feet
and
Shiny
was
to
turn
around
and
slap
her.
But
somehow
Kangana
came
closer
to
Shiny
and
Shiny
ended
up
actually
slapping
her
and
opening
one
of
her
old
injuries
that
had
been
recently
worked
over
by
a
plastic
surgery.
Kangana
almost
slit
her
lips
and
there
was
a
lot
of
bleeding.
In
another
scene,
Kangana
was
to
open
a
window.
But
she
did
that
before
time
thereby
hurting
Shiny
who
was
required
to
jump
through
the
window.
This
time
Shiny
was
injured.
So
much
that
he
almost
broke
his
neck.
While
shooting
for
the
underwater
love
scene,
weights
were
tied
to
Emraan
so
that
it
would
be
easy
for
him
to
go
down.
However,
the
same
weights
made
it
very
difficult
for
him
to
come
up
again
and
again!
Emraan
Hashmi
is
Bollywood's
resident
'serial
kisser.'
However,
he
has
decided
that
after
Gangster,
he
will
not
kiss
in
any
film.
So
this
is
the
last
film
in
which
we
will
see
the
Emraan
special!
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