Blue: Rahman composes, Kylie sings and Farah choreographs

MUMBAI- It's a lethal combination and a sure number one hit in international charts, predict Bollywood insiders. Pop star Kylie Minogue sings for Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman's while Bollywood's ace choreograpger Farah Khan makes Kylie dance a la Bollywood style in Indian film 'Blue' directed by Anthony D'Souza. Apart from Kylie and Akshay Kumar, the song and dance number also features Indian actors Zayed Khan, Lara Dutta and Sanjay Dutt.

Kylie on Friday said singing for a Bollywood film had been an intense experience, one that was yet to sink in.

"I have always wanted to work in Bollywood, and I am really glad I got to do it," Minogue told a press conference in Bollywood capital Mumbai.

The Australian pop singer and actress became a household name in Britain in the 1980s after starring as Charlene in the TV soap "Neighbours." Her song 'I should be so lucky' was a smashing hit in 1988.

Talking of her song and dance in the 'Blue,' she said: "The number is a mix of Western and Punjabi bhangra, hence turning out to be a great mix. Rahman has come up with a great tune again. To begin with, while Kylie sings her own portion in English, Sonu Nigam brings on a Punjabi element in the second half of the song".

"Blue" is set to release in the latter half of 2009.

The pop singer said she was thrilled to work with composer AR Rahman. She met Rahman at the Bafta Award ceremony in London last month where she presented him with an award for Slumdog Millionaire. What a coincidence!

'Blue' is about a sunken treasure ship and is said to have been inspired by the Hollywood production "The Deep".

"My over riding memory of India is the warmth and professionalism of the people I dealt with whilst making Blue," she said.

"I arrived here as a stranger but I left considering myself as family."

"I don't feel that I'm necessarily at the forefront of a Hollywood-Bollywood crossover because I don't consider myself Hollywood.

"But I do think this could be the start of something. The fact that I'm here shows it could be the start of something."