Zafar in `Chashme Buddoor`

By Eye TV India Bureau

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Pakistani singer Ali Zafar says he is having a ball while shooting for David Dhawan`s remake of `Chashme Buddoor`. The movie is a take on the 1981 classic comedy, and Ali portrays the role played by Farooq Sheikh in the original directed by Sai Paranjpye. Ali has already proved his singing and acting prowess and will now show off his dancing skills in the opening song of the film along with South actor Siddharth. Zafar was last seen in Bollywood’s `Mere Brother Ki Dulhan` with Katrina Kaif and Imran Khan. At present, he is gearing up for the release of his new film `London, Paris, New York` opposite Aditi Rao Hydari. This is the first time Zafar, who began his acting career with `Tere Bin Laden`, will be seen playing a romantic lead in a Bollywood film titled ‘London, Paris, New York`. This is based on the story of two lovers who keep meeting and separating in each of these three cities over a span of eight years!

Being a singer, Zafar asked the debutante director Anu Menon if he could compose a song, and the latter told him to do all the songs. Besides, Menon encouraged leading lady Aditi to sing as well. Zafar wonders why the Censor Board gave the film`s trailer an `A` certificate , when it’s clean and has no intimate scene. He said, "I have never kissed on screen before and I wasn`t very comfortable about it. I am reluctant doing such scenes in films, more due to personal reasons." Though Zafar was popular as singer in India and Pakistan, he wasn’t offered good films in Pakistan, so he decided to explore his acting talents in India.

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