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December 24, 2024 04:24 PM IST
Kumail Nanjiani’s Kingo is dancing on Malhari in the second episode of the Marvel series. This song was originally performed by Ranveer Singh.
Malhaari, a widely popular track from Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Bajirao Mastani, has now been recreated in Marvel’s What If…. Season 3. The third season of Marvel’s animated series featured a recreation of the song, this time in a completely different scenario. (Also read: ‘Sanjay Leela Bhansali kept me hungry for a day during the shooting of Heeramandi’, recalls Aditi Rao Hydari: ‘I was struggling’)
Marvel goes to Malhari
The sequence, which appears in the second episode, stars actor Kumail Nanjiani as Kingo, an Indian-born superhero and Bollywood superstar. In the one-minute long clip, her character groove to the upbeat track and dance with other background dancers on stage.
Malhari, which was originally performed by Ranveer Singh in the 2015 Sanjay Leela Bhansali epic, is a high-energy festive song. Its recreation in What If…? It was a memorable mashup that matched the character’s eccentric energy with the song’s vibrant composition.
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Kumail Nanjiani’s animated Kingo gives a fun rendition of the song, which also serves to highlight the character’s roots and origin story. The second episode is called “What If…Agatha Moved to Hollywood?” The rest of the voice cast includes Kathryn Hahn (Agatha Harkness), Dominic Cooper (Howard Stark) and James D’Arcy (JARVIS).
The plot synopsis for the second episode reads, “Howard Stark may have helped the Allies win World War II…but what he really wants to do is direct! On the set of Stark Pictures’ first production, Playboy The author is immediately charmed by his attractive lead actress, Agatha Harkness. Little does he know that there will be another superpower co-star on the call sheet…Kingo.” Season 3 has a total of 8 episodes.
On the work front, Sanjay Leela Bhansali is currently busy shooting for his next film Love and War. It will star Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal in lead roles. This film will be released on 20 March 2026.
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