Abhishek's
strong
sullen
silent
and
songless
cop's
character
in
Rohan
Sippy's
Dum
Maaro
Dum
just
got
itself
a
song.
And
the
music
composer
Pritam
is
working
overnight
to
get
the
song
ready.
Abhishek's
character
of
the
no-nonsense
cop
in
Dum
Maaro
Dum
is
based
entirely
on
his
Pa
the
Big
B's
reticent
no-nonsense
cop's
act
in
Prakash
Mehra's
Zanjeer.
Says
a
source,
"It
was
felt
that
Abhishek's
character
was
getting
too
serious.
It
needed
to
be
lightened
up.
So
the
director
Rohan
Sippy
decided
to
shoot
a
song
with
Abhishek."
When
contacted
the
film's
music
composer
Pritam
Chakraborty
admits
he
has
been
asked
to
add
a
song
for
Abhishek
in
Dum
Maaro
Dum.
"Abhishek
won't
be
lip-syncing
the
track.
But
it
will
be
his
song.
It
will
come
on
every
time
Abhishek
comes
on
screen.
The
song
will
have
the
mellow
subtle
sober
and
soft,
to
go
with
Abhishek's
subdued
character."
Apparently,
there
was
a
big
debate
to
decide
if
Abhishek's
character
should
actually
lip-sync
the
song.
Says
the
source,
"It
was
finally
decided
that
making
Abhishek's
character
sing
would
be
out
of
character.
So
the
song
has
been
kept
in
the
background
for
Abhishek's
character."
Interestingly,
in
Zanjeer
actors
as
varied
as
Dev
Anand,
Dharmendra
and
Shammi
Kapoor
had
said
no
to
the
cop's
role
because
he
had
no
songs
to
sing
in
the
film.
The
film's
director
Prakash
Mehra
and
the
writers
refused
to
budge
over
the
song
issue.
The
Big
B
was
the
last
choice
for
the
role.
"But
in
Dum
Maaro
Dum,
Abhishek
was
the
first
choice.
And
they
didn't
want
to
dilute
his
character
in
any
way.
At
the
same
time
it
was
felt
the
character
needed
a
bit
of
music.
That's
why
Pritam
was
urgently
summoned
to
do
Abhishek's
song."
Story first published: Wednesday, January 12, 2011, 14:46 [IST]