John has in fact shaken a leg in films before, but those were the ones that he also starred in. This time, he is doing an item number alone, just like Aamir Khan did for his production, Delhi Belly.
Drinking on the job?
The teetotaler star plays a drunkard in the hip-hop Punjabi track. A source close to John reveals, "To bring in the authentic feel he has decided to actually get drunk while shooting the song and will have shots of whiskey and rum."
The source adds, "To make the shooting more fun, his close pals will join him for the shoot and bring along the drinks. They have all tried in the past to convince John to have a few drinks with them but he has been very adamant about not drinking. This is a perfect opportunity for his friends to get him drunk."
The lyrics
The song sung by musician Akshay goes like, "O kithe gayi sharaab di gaddi? Rum rum rum rum rum, rum rum rum rum rum o whiskey, naina naina wali baari khol ke tu vekh lai, rum rum rum rum o whiskey dil wali takdi ch told ke dekh lai..."
Item songs to look forward to this year
Halkat jawani in Heroine - Kareena Kapoor
Anarkali chali disco in Housefull 2 - Malaika Arora Khan
Dance karle English mein in Joker - Sonakshi Sinha
Nautanki Queen in Pranam Walekum - Gissele Monteiro
Laila In Tezz - Mallika Sherawat
Mala Jau dya na ghari in Ferrari Ki Sawaari - Vidya Balan
In Rowdy Rathore - Karisma Kapoor
In Joker - Chitrangada Singh