Duniya Haseeno Ka Mela Was Made To Highlight Bobby Deol's 'Iconic Walk' - OG Choreographer Reveals REAL Story Behind Gupt Song | EXCL

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Khan's The Ba***ds of Bollywood has brought the 90s megahit Duniya Haseeno Ka Mela featuring Bobby Deol back in our playlists. The iconic track from 1997 film Gupt, also starring Kajol and Manisha Koirala, was an integral part of Aryan's directorial debut on Netflix. It was instrumental in flipping the entire story with possibly the biggest plot twist seen in recent times. While a lot of reactions and nostalgia returned with the song, especially for the 90s kids, its original choreographer, Chinni Prakash looked back at making the song for Gupt.

Bobby Deol in original Duniya Haseeno Ka Mela

Gupt, a remarkable murder mystery was directed by Rajiv Rai and had music by composer Viju Shah. Duniya Haseeno Ka Mela song is placed in the screenplay in order to establish Bobby's character Sahil. He appears as a flamboyant guy in the video, who parties at a bar as the song's lyrics depict him playfully announcing that despite having beautiful women around him, he is single and is looking for someone who can be his friend and partner.ALSO READ: Duniya Haseeno Ka Mela OG Choreographer REVEALS Why Bhanu Khan Was Cast Opposite Bobby Deol: To Make Song Look Good... - EXCL

Looking back at giving Bobby Deol his career's iconic song

In an exclusive chat with Zoom, Chinni Prakash recalled how the song was as trendy back in the day, as it has become now. "When we made the song, it trended even then. Bobby was very young at that time, in 90s. It was his second or third film, I don't remember, but definitely among his initial ones. The way he moved and looked was very trendy in that era. His walk in the song became so popular. Just like Sylvester Stallone and Sanjay Dutt who have different walks. Bobby had his own style of walking. We choreographed the song according to his walk. So many films followed where I choreographed for him, but this one became a trend for so many years."

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Gupt was Bobby's second film of his career as a male lead, which released after his debut Barsaat (1995). From his curly hair to signature walk and dance moves, everything about the track indeed became a trend. "Even his hairstyle and the Ray-Ban's gold-coloured goggles became iconic. Bhanu (Khan) is in the bar serving a drink to him. So we showed his reflection in the glass and things like that. All that was very rare in those days. If it's still copied, that means we shot something very unique at that time," Prakash reiterated."Cinematography was done by Ashok Mehta, but for the song, a man named Rajiv came from ad world and shot it. Director Rajiv Rai spent a lot of money shooting that song. We shot it immediately after Tu Cheez Badi Hai Mast Mast," he added.ALSO READ: The Ba***ds Of Bollywood: Who Is OG Duniya Haseeno Ka Mela Girl Replaced By Mona Singh? - 90s 'Dancing Queen' And Her Songs

Duniya Haseeno Ka Mela in The Ba***ds of Bollywood

In The Ba***ds of Bollywood, Bobby's original dance partner Bhanu Khan's face has been replaced by that of Mona Singh to bring the plot twist. After the success of the show, many tried to dig out the whereabouts of Bhanu, who was a popular dancer in 90s Bollywood. Though nothing came to known, even Prakash said he and his team are no more in touch with her.