Sonam posing with a dove (called Masakali in the film) on her head in Rakeysh Mehra’s Delhi – 6 has been creating a lot of buzz. It is heard that Rakeysh Om Prakash Mehra auditioned nearly a hundred pigeons for this particular shot in the movie. But then he ultimately settled for a dove.
Sources inform that “Rakeysh Mehra needed to shoot a song with Sonam with a bird sitting on her head. He had tried pigeons but they used to fly away it was actually music director A.R. Rehman who gave him the idea to use a dove instead of a pigeon because he considered it a symbol of love. Rakeysh Mehra promplty asked for 12 doves on the sets. But ultimately chose this particular dove which came from Assam.” says sources.
“But the director had to shell out rupess 13,000/- per day for the bird in hand. Rakeysh Mehra wanted the scene as he had already scripted it and did not want to compromise on anything for the song” adds our source.
Well Rakeysh Mehra’s efforts definitely seem to be worth it. The song has already become the buzz of the town. The song is also being compared to the scene in Rajshri’s Maine Pyar Kiya where heroine Bhagyashree sings with a dove on her hand.
