The first song from Karan Johar's Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, titled Tum Kya Mile, will be releasing on Dharma Productions' YouTube at noon today. It is a romantic track sung by Shreya Ghoshal and Arijit Singh. Ahead of its release, Karan penned a note on Instagram sharing some fun anecdotes.
The filmmaker, who returns to direction after 7 years, called Tum Kya Mile a 'homage' to his guru Yash Chopra. Shot in Kashmir in the middle of snow-clad peaks and regions, the song is picturised on Alia Bhatt and Ranveer Singh who are playing the titular roles.
Sharing a still from the song, Karan wrote, "I remember at the very onset my instinct was that I wanted to film a love song that would unabashedly pay homage to my guru Yash Chopra…. The thinking evolved mind would say “you can’t match it or even dare to emulate it “ but the fan boy and the ardent lover of snow, chiffons, the stunning locations of Kashmir and sheer romance got the better of me…"
He added, "Pritam Dada and I yearned for a song for the ages from the ages and it had it be unapologetic or it wouldn’t be true …My deepest gratitude to Vaibhavi Merchant who got the Memo better than I did and completely took charge and being a Yash Chopra lover herself … she gave her heart to our song…" Karan revealed Tum Kya Mile was shot after Alia gave birth to her daughter Raha Kapoor. "This is also the first shoot Alia did after the birth of her angel and I remain in apology for freezing her in Manish Malhotra chiffons … in sympathy I fell drastically ill through the shoot ( a karmic punishment perhaps ) Ranveer was nervous as this was his first lip sync mountain love song but he was a real trooper….So we are back to the valleys for a ishq wala lip sync chiffon saree song…I hope you feel the love as much as we felt the cold…," he shared.
Karan concluded his note by saying, "This one’s for you Yash uncle …Your fan forever, Karan."
Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani also stars Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan and Shabana Azmi. Directed and produced by Karan Johar, the film will release in theatres on July 28.
(Source: Instagram)
