The War 2 song, ‘Aavan Jaavan’ created quite a buzz on social media with its breezy visuals and peppy tunes when it released last week. The makers have now unveiled a behind-the-scenes video, giving a glimpse into what went while shooting for the song in Italy and Rome.
The video begins with Hrithik Roshan and Kiara Advani doing the rehearsal of the hook step in a studio. Then, director Ayan Mukerji shares the vision behind the song. “We needed a backdrop to film this love song. It should seem like this beautiful travel energy song where two people are just in love and seeing the world together. So I was very happy when we finally selected Italy as the location for the song,” he says.
Sharing her experience of shooting in Tuscany, Kiara recalls, “We've had just the right mix of sunshine and that lovely wind coming in. I just feel like staying back here and just chilling, relaxing and swimming in these thermal pools. It’s just dreamy and beautiful."
At one point, Hrithik is seen giving Kiara some pep talk before their shot where they cycle in the grassland of Tuscany. In a goofy moment, Hrithik sings the song, ‘Dheere Dheere Se Meri Zindagi Mein Aana’, as he cycles around.
Choreographer Bosco Martis adds, “It looks like a beautiful exotic destination that we are in. Tuscany has really given us that glory. It's given us this whole palette. It's quite fantastic."
The song also features some visuals shot in Rome. In the video, after wrapping up the shoot in Tuscay, the crew is seen visiting Rome. Ayan reflected on the scale and complexity of what they achieved there, “When I went into Rome, I felt that we have to film some of the iconic stuff in Rome against the Colosseum, the Spanish Steps and Trevi Fountain, and these were very difficult locations to film and difficult to get permissions for. But I think the stars really aligned. We've shot at all of these places. We feel really proud of it," he says.
The song features vocals by Arijit Singh and Nikhita Gandhi and is composed by Pritam with lyrics by Amitabh Bhattacharya.
War 2 is produced by Aditya Chopra and Akshaye Widhani and is set to be released in theatres on August 14 in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.
