Emraan Hashmi wants Azhar in London

Tony D'Souza waited for a week for the sun to come out over the Tower of London so he could shoot a romantic love song with Emraan Hashmi and Nargis Fakhri, who play Mohammad Azharuddin and Sangeeta Bijlani in the biopic, 'Azhar'. It's freezing in London and Emraan was exhausted from filming the cricket scenes in the cold. Also, there wasn't enough sunlight to shoot a romantic song, so the director kept delaying it, finally wrapping it up after an 18-hour marathon on Tuesday, with Nargis and Emraan at their sinful best.Prachi Desai, who plays Azhar's first wife Naureen, and Gautam Gulati, who's Ravi Shastri, got four days off.
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“The excitement and anticipation around the Azhar-Sangeeta romance is phenomenal here. The song was shot over three days with the actors battling it out in cold, windy London, particularly at night," says the director. “Despite the extreme weather conditions, Emraan and Nargis sizzled and will set the screen on fire," Tony adds.
Emraan has now requested Azhar to join him in London, next week. They trained together in Mumbai, Delhi and Hyderabad.During the weekend in Hyderabad, they visited the grounds where Azhar practiced, treated themselves at his favourite eateries and also met some people significant to the cricketer's journey. After this, they decided to not use a body double for the on-field sequences, being canned at the iconic Lords grounds. So it's not surprising that Emraan wants Azhar to see him performing.
Speaking from London, the actor sighed over the biting chill and the fact that he's been running between wickets all by himself. A group of fans had landed on the sets and insisted that Emraan facilitate a meeting between Azhar and them. “So I called him up and asked him to join us immediately. We are shooting the cricketing portions next week and it is always good to have his expert eye on me," Emraan chuckled.
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