Vikrant Rona takes Mumbai by storm: Salman Khan shakes a leg with Gadang Rakkamma
Kiccha Sudeep and his team of Vikrant Rona, including co-stars Nirup Bhandari, Neetha Ashok and Jacqueline Fernandez, as well as director Anup Bhandari, co-producer Alankar Pandian and choreographer Jani master were at the Mumbai pre-release event of the film, the highlight of which was Salman Khan's presence. Salman not only wished his friend Sudeep,but also hoped that the film, which he is presenting in the north, does well at the box office.
Salman Khan on Vikrant Rona: Sudeep's film is looking beautiful
Kiccha Sudeep ended the Mumbai-leg of his Vikrant Rona promotions with a pre-release event, which had his friend, Salman Khan in attendance. The Bollywood superstar is presenting Sudeep's film in the north Indian market. Speaking at the event, Salman said that he had seen the film at a private screening arranged by Sudeep and that he loved the film.
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Salman Khan arrives for the Mumbai pre-release event of Vikrant Rona
Salman was in a particularly jovial mood at the pre-release event. He also spoke about his association with Sudeep goes a long way. They had both worked on the remakes of Vikram's Sethu, and were both part of the Celebrity Cricket League. While Salman owned the Bollywood team, Sudeep was the captain of the Sandalwood side and was so competitive that he beat Salman's team at every opportunity.
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Kiccha Sudeep: Salman sir beat the hell out of me in Dabangg 3 as CCL revenge
In response to Salman's quip about Sudeep beating his team in the Celebrity Cricket League, the latter said in jest that the Bollywood Bhaijaan took revenge by getting him to play the villain in Dabangg 3 and then proceeding to beat the hell out of him.
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Jacqueline Fernandez is Gadang Rakkamma in Vikrant Rona
The Bollywood siren makes her Kannada film debut with Vikrant Rona. She plays Gadang Rakkamma - The Queen of Good Times and appears in the special song. She has a brief scene as well. The actress has been actively promoting the film at every opportunity.
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Jacqueline burns up the dance floor
Her song, Gadang Rakkamma has not only gone viral, but the hook step is also one of the most popular social media reel material. Obviously, she wasted no time to turn up the heat and shimmy to the number at the pre-release event.
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Vikrant Rona and Rakkamma match steps
Jacqueline was, soon enough, joined by her co-star Sudeep, as they danced to their viral number. In the song, the actress does all the heavy lifting as far as the dance moves go.
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Salman does the viral Gadang Rakkamma hook step
There was no stopping Sallu Bhai from shimmying with Sudeep and Jacqueline. We must say, he absolutely aced the Gadang Rakkamma hook step.
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Cast of Vikrant Rona with Salman
After the event, of course, it was picture time and Salman made sure that he posed for every single one with the team of the film. At the event, brothers Anup and Nirup had told Salman about their first impressions of Salman from their younger days. In fact, Nirup said it was the song Oh Oh Jaane jaana and proceeded to do the hook step from the song, which, he said, has remained with him since.
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Salman Khan at Vikrant Rona Mumbai event
Salman has seen the film, which he thinks is beautiful and said that it gives him great joy to be presenting such a movie. He added that the film is child-friendly and has a sub-plot involving a child.
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Team Vikrant Rona with friends in Mumbai
After all the masti on stage, it was time to say good bye to Mumbai. Team Vikrant Rona, including Anup Bhandari, co-producer Alankar Pandian, special guests Ritesh Deshmukh and his wife, Genelia, posed for that final picture that they will cherish forever. After all, who wouldn't - it is with Sallu Bhai.