MUMBAI: Choreographer and director Farah Khan revealed how actress Malaika Arora came on board the iconic song 'Chaiyya Chaiyya' for Mani Ratnam's "Dil Se..".
When the 'Om Shanti Om' maker appeared on the popular chat show, "Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai", she shared that they approached a lot of people for the song before Malaika was finalized at the last minute.
She added that she knew Malaika way before they shot the track.
Farah said, "We actually tried for a lot of people. We had no one even one week before the song was supposed to be shot."