Katrina Kaif who has reprised the role of Zoya an ISI agent in Tiger and Tiger Zinda Hain, an integral part of Aditya Chopra's spy universe, took to Instagram to promote Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham starrer spy thriller, Pathaan ahead of its release.
In her post, she piqued the interest of the viewers by telling them they are a part of Pathaan's classified mission. While this Insta story was an enticing one right before Pathaan's big release, fans were trying to decode what the actress wanted to convey. Some even went to extent of speculating that the actress's character Zoya makes a special appearance in the film.
Truth be told Tiger-Zoya duo has always safeguarded the nation from miles away from home in the Tiger franchise and now producer Aditya Chopra has used the character for cross promotions.
Pathaan is the new film in his famous spy universe that has a cult fan following across India. Kaif will be seen next in the third franchise, Tiger 3, directed by Maneesh Sharma. She will also start filming for Farhan Akhtar's Jee Le Zaara this year. Her film Merry Christmas starring Vijay Sethpati and directed by Sriram Raghavan is set to release end of the year.
Sheeran has never featured original Hindi lyrics in a song before, marking a significant first.
Gandhi has spoken about the immense difficulty of keeping the exciting news quiet until the announcement.
Her new verse explores the overwhelming, lightning-strike feeling of finding 'the one'.
The track is part of a larger EP featuring remixes with Karan Aujla, Hanumankind, and others.
Jonita Gandhi just confirmed the big collaboration. She is part of the upcoming remix of Ed Sheeran's song Heaven. This is not a background vocal thing; she has a full, proper verse in there in Hindi and this is a first for Sheeran. The track is part of his remix EP, which is basically a love letter to Indian sounds at this point.
Ed Sheeran brings Jonita Gandhi onboard for Hindi lines surprising fans with cross-cultural twist Instagram/jonitamusic
So what did she actually do to the song?
People might think it is just a simple translation. It is not. She wrote and sang new lines, in Hindi, that slot right into the melody. She took the whole "heavenly" love idea and made it conversational. Her words, she says, are about that moment 'you just know'. You know? It is her voice, her language, grafted onto his global tune, giving Heaven a completely unique cultural twist.
Remember the Mumbai gig she opened for him? That was not just a slot. That was the introduction. She has talked about how he was surprisingly normal and grounded and genuinely curious about the music here. It seems that meeting stuck. She went from fan to opener to collaborator in less than a year. That is a pretty rapid climb for any artist.
Gandhi is not alone. Sheeran has collected a bunch of talented folks. Karan Aujla on Symmetry, and we have to say that is a massive get. Hanumankind, the rapper, he is in the mix too. And then Santhosh Narayanan and his daughter Dhee on Don’t Look Down. It is a proper sampler and not just one token track. He is really stacking this EP. It makes you think someone on his team is genuinely paying attention.
Ed Sheeran collaborates with other Indian artists Instagram/edhq
And the timing?
She mentioned this in her chat that October is her birthday month. You cannot buy that kind of symbolic timing right? This whole project in fact, highlights how seriously Ed Sheeran is looking to incorporate the sounds of the Indian subcontinent into the worldwide pop landscape, making this release feel perfectly placed for the festive season.
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