Mumbai, January 23: Australian cricketer Shane Warne is excited about doing a waltz with Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty in a music video that will kick off this year’s IPL campaign for their team, Rajasthan Royals.
“ Shilpa how are you? I have just been practicing my dance moves or shall we say boogaloo, I’m ready for video for Royals ( sic )!” Warne, the Royals coach- captain, has written on his Twitter account.
Not to be outdone, an amused Shilpa quickly replied on the microblogging site: “ Ha ha ha… bring it on Warnie 😉 ( sic ).” Warne has, in fact, sought a few dancing tips from Shilpa, co- owner of Rajasthan Royals.
“ I am moving well Shilpa, but can you teach me that wiggle when we rehearse! This is right yeah, left foot forward then back repeat with right foot then back left/ right ( sic )!” he tweeted, referring to Shilpa’s famous dance move popularised in many a Bollywood flick.
Sources say the Royals, champions of the first IPL season, and Shilpa in particular, are keenly looking forward to the video, to pep up proceedings for IPL 4 that starts in April.
“ Shilpa has been under a lot of pressure due to the court case involving the IPL team. Now, she wants to forget everything and plans to come up with a music video focused on the indomitable fighting spirit of the team,” says a source close to her.
The actress, last seen on the big screen doing the rocking item jig, Shut up and bounce , in Karan Johar’s Dostana , is likely to dance to peppy, foot- stepping music. Warne and other players of the team will also feature in the song.
Meanwhile, Shilpa has cleared the air over reports on trouble in her spa business.“ Just writing this so it can be on record…
We’re not closing down IOSIS, my spa. Irresponsible reporting hampers business, hence clarifying,” she tweeted, adding: “ Kiran, my partner and me have invested a lot of effort. IOSIS is our baby. It hurts us to see maligning reports. Contrary to reports we are doing well.
Grrrrrr ( sic ),” she wrote on Twitter.
As for Shilpa’s career, she has no new films in hand except the much- delayed Sunny Deol’s The Man . The film has been in the cans for over two years.
Also, she is also finishing her first English film titled Desire . The movie, which is directed by Sarath Kumar, casts Shilpa opposite Chinese star Xia Yu, who became the youngest actor to win the Best Actor award at the Venice Film Festival for his debut film, In The Heat Of The Sun , in 1994.
Coming back to Warne’s jig, it will be interesting to how see the spinner, who went through a bitter separation from wife Simone and then had a torrid affair with Liz Hurley, matches steps with the sexy Shilpa.
——–Agencies