The unforgettable moment that led to Malaika Arora's selection in 'Chaiyya Chaiyya'

Did you know Malaika Arora was not the first choice for the iconic 'Chaiyya Chaiyya' song? Yes, that right, choreographer and filmmaker Farah Khan recently recalled the entire episode from approaching actresses to how Malaika landed in the scene and revealed that she had reached 6-7 popular actresses including Raveena Tandon and Shilpa Shetty for shooting the song with Shah Rukh Khan, but nothing worked out. During a recent event, the 'Main Hoon Na' director said, 'Every heroine had refused to do that song. So that's what I say: 'You have to be on the right time at the right place. Nobody knew Malaika was a model. I knew her because we knew Arbaaz (Khan) then she was seeing him. I didn't even know she could dance.' A while ago, Farah had elaborated on this incident during her interview with IANS, Farah had opened up about discovering Malaika referring to her as her 'first child'. Farah said, 'She is my first child. Two days before the shoot of the song, I called Malaika to do this song. Before her, we had approached six-seven heroines but nothing worked out. We were in a fix about whom to choose for this song. That's when Mickey Contractor told me that Malaika is a very good dancer. I said, 'Malaika is a model', and I wondered how she would do this Indian dance in a ghagra-choli. So, I called her to Ooty two days before, and we rehearsed at night, and we shot during the day.' She added further, 'We just made her climb the train. She was trembling; literally, there was no safety, nothing. She had no makeup on, just kajal and a tattoo that Geeta (Kapur) made on her arms. And of course, Shah Rukh was there with her.' For more news and updates, stay tuned to ETimes.

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