Ek Thi Daayan: Emraan Hashmi's tribute to Gulzar

Mumbai: Actor Emraan Hashmi has paid tribute to legendary lyricist Gulzar in Ek Thi Daayan and the director of the horror thriller Kannan Iyer says the sequence is presented in a very realistic manner.

"Yes, in the film Emraan Khan pays tribute to Gulzar saab in a sequence. We thought of a fresh way and made it look more realistic," Kannan Iyer told IANS.

In the song "Yaaram", Emraan Khan pays tribute to Gulzar. It is a party song, which will see the actor coming to the bash with a book written by Gulzar, opening it and singing a song from the book.

"Instead of just having one of his songs, we have made it more realistic," he added.

Co-produced by Ekta Kapoor and Vishal Bhardwaj, Ek Thi Daayan also features Konkona Sen Sharma, Kalki Koechlin and Huma Qureshi, among others. The film-Ek Thi Daayan is slated for April 18 release.