Actress Nargis Fakhri sustained injuries while shooting an item song with Salman Khan for Sajid Nadiadwala’s Kick, but she found the experience exhilarating.
“It was a devil of a song,” she joked, punning on the song’s title, Devil.
The song is composed by Yo Yo Honey Singh, his first for Khan.
“It is a very special song. I like Yo Yo Honey Singh’s songs. So, I was excited about that as well. And I am blessed to have danced with Salman. Never mind the minor injuries.”
Fakhri said it was physically taxing to dance to Singh’s beats. “It was stressful. Before dancing, I always get nervous and stressed. I am not very comfortable with the gyrations and thrusts. My entire physical presence becomes tense.
“I was dancing with Salman with a torn meniscus, a torn hamstring and two inflamed discs. So, there was a lot of pain. But I kept pushing myself because Ahmad Khan’s choreography was so inspiring. Now, I am recuperating in bed.”
She had suffered similar injuries while performing the Dhating track with Shahid Kapoor for Phata Poster Nikla Hero.
“For that number with Shahid as well as for this number with Salman, I didn’t allow my physique enough time and rehearsals to warm up properly. So, it was a bit of deja vu dancing. But every bit of the pain was worth it because of Salman.”
Choreographer Khan tweaked the dance movements to suit Fakhri’s comfort zone. “Ahmad was fantastic. Only he was aware of my injuries because I shared my pain only with him. He was aware of my comfort level. If a dance step didn’t come easily to me, he modified the step. But on the whole, I stuck to the dance movements he had created. Every one on the set was patient and supportive. The vibes were fantastic.”
