Why Ryan Reynolds 'Deadpool' Movie Opened With Bollywood Song "Mera Joota Hai Japani" [WATCH]

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Over the years, many Bollywood songs have been featured in different international films. The recently released action hero film, Deadpool has also joined the league of using Bollywood song and, this time, the director, Tim Miller used Raj Kapoor's superhit song, "Mera Joota Hai Japani."

According to a report from Hindustan Times, a source close to Miller and the production team stated that few years back Miller was in a pub in New Zealand. He heard "Mera Joota Hai Japani" that night and instantly fell in love with that song and ever since then, the amazing composition by Shankar-Jaikishan stuck in his head.

"When he [Miller] was directing Deadpool, he thought of using the same Indian song that he had heard in the pub, long back. He made Ryan Reynolds and the crew hear the song, and they loved it instantly. That's how he decided that the film should start and end with this Bollywood song starring Raj Kapoor," source further added.

In the song, the narrator asserts their pride in being Indian, despite their clothes all being from other countries. The chorus runs:

Mera Joota Hai Japani, Ye Patlun Inglishtani...Sar Pe Laal Topi Rusi, Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani. (My shoes are Japanese, these trousers are English; The red cap on my head is Russian, but still my heart is Indian.)

Apparently this is not for the first time when Kapoor's song, "Mera Joota Hai Japani" has been used by International writers-directors. The song was earlier featured in 2013 British-American techno-thriller film, Gravity. In the film, an Indian astronaut Shariff, voiced by Phaldut Sharma, sings the first line of the legendary song while taking a break from his duties in space. In an interview with DNA India, Sharma said that the song was perfect for that moment.

"I also liked the idea of this man who is floating above in space and looking down and is mentioning that his shoes are from Japan, his hat is from Russia but his heart is Hindustani."

Watch the original song here:

It was earlier reported by Mstars News that the Indian Censor Board has gone a little rough over the print of Deadpool that will be screened in India. Pahlaj Nihalani, the head of Censor Board of Film Certification, confirmed that the cuts were made for Indian audiences, which won't affect the plot of the superhero film.