June 7, 2017
Boxing star Vijender Singh has joined
actor Riteish Deshmukh for a rap battle in a special appearance for a
song in "Bank Chor".
The track, composed by Shameer Tandon and penned by lyricist Varun
Likhate, is titled "BC Rap Knockout: Mumbai vs Delhi", and dwells on
the Mumbai versus Delhi argument.
Vijender has traded rap punches on the song, delivered to the voice of
underground desi rapper Pardhaan, while Riteish's voice is given by the
original Mumbai gully rapper, Naezy. Both rappers are managed and
represented by One Digital Entertainment, which collaborated with
Y-Films on the special track, read a statement.
Talking about the experience, Vijender said: "It was great fun for me
to go head-to-head with Riteish on this song because of the 'epic rap
battle' format. I am used to throwing punches in the ring, so this was
like a musical bout, where I was throwing barbs at Riteish.
"I was proud to represent Delhi in this battle, and hope people take it
in the same spirit as we made it."
The inimitable Riteish said: "If there's one thing I've actually loved
about doing 'Bank Chor', it is that I play a Marathi Manoos in it, who
is an out-and-out Mumbaikar. This song is special to me for the same
reason -- I got to represent my city, the city of dreams, Mumbai."
Tandon hopes India enjoys the song.
"Bank Chor", directed by Bumpy and produced by Ashish Patil, will
release on June 16.