Actor Sonu Sood, who acts alongside actor Jackie Chan in Kung Fu Yoga, says the Bollywood song in the upcoming Sino-Indian project will be a treat for the action star’s fans.
How easy was it to convince Chan to do a Bollywood song?
“I remember sitting with him and having dinner, and I told Jackie that we should have a Bollywood number,” Sood said.
The Dabangg star says that at first, Chan wasn’t convinced by the idea of a song and dance sequence.
“He said, ‘Indian actors can sing and dance, but we can’t’. So I said, ‘don’t worry... we don’t sing, we just lip sync, but we should definitely have a dance number’,” Sood added..
The 43-year-old actor said Chan was eventually “very happy about” having a desi song in the movie.
“Then we got Farah and we shot the whole song. It was good fun and when I saw the song I thought it will be a treat to all Jackie Chan fans,” Sood said.
Talking about Chan as a co-star, Sood said: “Jackie is one of the most grounded people I have ever come across.. a thorough gentleman.”
Sood and the Rush Hour actor spent about a year shooting for Kung Fu Yoga in the UAE, China, Iceland and India.
“I learnt a lot of action from him... I loved every bit of it,” Sood said.
For now, Sood is looking forward to the release of Tutak Tutak Tutiya, which marks his foray into movie production. Directed by Vijay, the film stars Tamannaah Bhatia and Prabhudheva. It will release in India on October 7.
Would Sood like to cast Chan in any of his home productions?
“I’d love to. I am definitely going to pitch something to him as long as he gives me some good discount,” Sood quipped.
Directed by Stanley Tong, Kung Fu Yoga is part of the three-film agreement signed between the two countries during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to India. The film also stars actress Amyra Dastur.
Chan earlier collaborated with Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat in his 2005 film The Myth.
