Sooraj, Aathiya to shoot in Manali

Mumbai:The crew of Nikhil Advani`s "Hero" is in Manali to shoot some scenes with Sooraj Pancholi and a couple of romantic duets with the actor and his co-star Aathiya Shetty.The romantic songs to be filmed on the debutant couple would be original tunes composed by Sachin-Jigar. The team left for Manali Thursday.

"Initially, Nikhil planned to use a remixed version of the original romantic duet from Subhash Ghai `Hero`... `Tu mera janu hai tu mera dilbar hai`. But with music company Saregama charging through the roof for the original songs, Nikhil Advani has opted to get fresh songs recorded," said a source. The new romantic duet that would be shot in Himachal took some time to be composed. "Nikhil Advani`s films have always boasted of outstanding songs and music. He asked Sachin-Jigar to compose a romantic duet to rival Laxmikant-Pyarelal`s `Tu mera janu hai` and `Pyaar karne wale` from the original `Hero`," the source added. The director also plans to shoot intense action sequences in Himachal. "Sooraj will do bare-backed action scenes shot at a very high altitude. The idea is to make the action sequences top-notch since the word is that Jackie Shroff`s son Tiger, in his debut film `Hero-Panti` has done some of the finest stunts ever in a Hindi film. "Sooraj`s forte is drama and emotions. Stunts don`t come as naturally to him as they do to Tiger. Sooraj has been practising hard to master the stunts. The `Hero` team has devised some intricate shirtless action for Sooraj in the rugged rocky Himalayan terrain," the source said.