Farah Khan recently revealed that 'some five heroines' refused to climb on the train for the iconic '90s song Chaiyya Chaiyya and that's how Malaika Arora came on board. Chhaiya Chhaiya, which became Malaika's career highlight back when it released, was first offered to actresses like Shilpa Shetty and Shilpa Shirodkar.
Farah will be seen talking about their 90s song on the first episode of Moving In With Malaika which premieres on Disney+ Hotstar on December 5, Monday. The show marks the digital debut for Malaika. "You’re the Chaiyya Chaiyya girl. But luckily for you, some five heroines had refused to climb on the train. Malaika was nowhere on the radar. We approached Shilpa Shetty Kundra, Shilpa Shirodkar, and 2-3 other people. One had a phobia of climbing on the train, another one was not available," a report quoted Farah as saying.
The filmmaker added, “Then the makeup person said, Malaika is a very good dancer. When she climbed on the train, we were completely curious whether she would pull it off or not. But the rest as we know is history.”
Discover a new side to Malaika Arora’s life with her maiden digital adventure starting from 5th December, Monday-Thursday only on Disney+ Hotstar
