Pahlaj Nihalani spent Rs 3 crore on song featuring Govinda in Rangeela Raja

Pahlaj Nihalani claims that he has spent Rs 3 crore on a song sequence in his upcoming film, Rangeela Raja, starring Govinda, which had 500 backdrop dancers. The filmmaker says that if crores can be spent on a track featuring Ajay Devgn in Total Dhamaal, then spending money on Govinda is more than justified. Chi Chi is the king of dance while Devgn is known to have two left feet.

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Govinda plays a man who is the biggest scamster of our times in the upcoming film Rangeela Raja, said its director Pahlaj Nihalani to IANS in a recent interview. If rumours are to be believed then the former Central Board Of Film Certification chief has plotted a comeback role for Govinda in Rangeela Raja which is meant to blow the lid off a certain Mr Mallya's international scam.

Apparently, Govinda plays a smooth, suave, womanising scamster. His entire character and the look is based on a certain Mr Mallya. Last week, Nihalani shot a song-and-dance sequence with Govinda choreographed by Chinni Prakash where the Mallya card was played up. "Not the Mallya card, the Mallya calendar. The entire look, feel, appearance and rhythm of the song sequence is based on the Kingfisher calendars. As for Govinda playing who you say he is playing, let's just keep the suspense going. I am neither denying nor admitting it," Nihalani said.

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