Haji Ali Dargah , Mosque in Mumbai

Leading lady of Halla Bol, Vidya Balan, had heard a lot about the immense faith and power of belief in the holy dargah of Haji Ali baba, off the Mumbai coastline.

And she’d wanted to visit the shrine for a long time, but had never got the opportunity. It was only while filming for Raj Kumar Santoshi’s Halla Bol, that she got the opportunity to visit the revered spot for the very first time.

It was during the shooting of the song Piya haji by Pakistani singer Amzad Farid Sabri. Like she told us, “I have lived in Mumbai for such a long time but it was the first time that I physically visited the dargah.

I knew that it has lot of power and did wonders for those who believe in it, irrespective of religion or caste, but the minute I set my foot there, I felt so much at peace with myself.

It may come as a surprise to many that the much publicized and talked about ‘qawwali’, ‘More Haji Piya’, from HALLA BOL was initially planned to be only a part of the audio album, and was not suppose to feature in the film.

However seeing the good reactions to the promo (with the ‘qawwali’ in the background), the worldwide distributors of HALLA BOL, Pyramid Saimira, have decided to include the same in the movie.

‘More Haji Piya’, rendered by Pakistan’s Amjad Farid Sabri, has now been picturised on Ajay Devgan, Vidya Balan and the singer himself, at Bombay’s Haji Ali ‘dargah’. It has subsequently been added to the film.