Now an item number in an animation film

Animation films are the latest trend in Bollywood. After the success of Hanuman Returns every filmmaker went the animated way. The makers of the upcoming animation film, Dashavatar, have added some Bollywood masala to their film along with the CG effects. The film would contain an item song.

The situation of the song comes when the Gods and the asurs (demons) are churning the ocean, as advised by Lord Vishnu, to retrieve the lost glory of the heavens. When Dhanvantri emerges with the nectar, there is a quarrel among the asurs to possess it, as it would make them even more powerful and invincible. The Gods are helpless and powerless so it is imperative that the Gods drink the nectar. A beautiful maiden then appears on the scene and seeing her beauty, the Gods and especially the asurs are stunned. She mesmerizes the asurs into giving her the jar of nectar which she begins distributing, much to the delight of the asurs who keep following her, entranced and captivated by her beauty.

Explains the director of the film, Bhavik Thakore, "'O…Mohini…O…Kamini…O… Gajgamini' is an item number composed by Anand Kurhekar and sung by Kunal Ganjawala and Rattan Mohan Sharma. Sandeep Khare gives the lyric for the song. "It was a cinematic consideration more than a commercial one. As a director, I saw the potential for a song situation. The scene otherwise could have been quite dry with lot of dialogues only, so to infuse an element of fun I decided to introduce the song. Also, the situation where a beautiful maiden mesmerizes the asurs and lulls them into a sense of complacency, lent itself to the song, which had all the trappings of an 'item number' keeping in mind the present day trend. Since the 'Mohini roop' was to be that of a temptress, the character had to have a seductive quality both in appearance and mannerism and we have been quite successful in creating that magic. So Anand Kurhekar, the music director, composed a nice catchy song. The music composer decided on using a synthesis of western and Indian music. He mixed an element of the 'blues' with the qawalli to add pep and fun to the song. We also added a lot of fun and humor through some comic situations between Mohini and the asurs through the song; so all in all it's a fun filled 'item number'. We first choreographed the song live and on that basis animated it."