‘Satyanaas’ song: Kartik Aaryan shakes a leg in first single from Chandu Champion

Kartik Aaryan dances on top of a train in the first song, ‘Satyanaas’, from his upcoming sports-drama Chandu Champion. The song was released by the makers on Friday. The film has been directed by Kabir Khan.

The music video shows Kartik in a train along with his fellow army mates. They break into a song, the lyrics of which are suggestive of losing the girl you are hitting on to your neighbour. The video’s picturisation reminds one of the ‘Maston Ka Jhund’ song from Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. The 2013 film was also about an army man who ventures into sports.

The song has been sung by Arijit Singh, Nakash Aziz and Dev Negi. It is written by Amitabh Bhattacharya, with music by Pritam. The choreography is by Bosco-Caesar.

The film is inspired by the real-life story of freestyle swimmer Murlikant Petkar, who was a jawan of the Craftsman rank in the Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers in the Indian Army and won the country's first Paralympic gold. Judging by the description of the trailer on YouTube and the caption of the Instagram post, Kartik plays Murlikant Petkar in the film. It is written by Kabir himself, Sumit Arora, and Sudipto Sarkar.

Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, Kabir Khan, and Firuzi Khan, Chandu Champion also stars Vijay Raaz in the role of Petkar's boxing coach and Rajpal Yadav. It has cinematography by Sudeep Chatterjee, music by Pritam, editing by Nitin Baid, and production design by Rajnish Hedao.

The film will be released on June 14 this year.