No kiss for Vijay-Ileana

Shankar had earlier said that he would not change Nanban script to the large extent. He hinted that he would make minor modifications to suit the taste of the Tamil audience. The fans were eagerly waiting to know whether the director would shoot a lip-lock scene between the lead stars or not, as 3 Idiots had a kissing scene in the climax. Speculations are rife that he has decided not to have a kissing scene between Vijay and Ileana D'Cruz.

Grapevine has it that Vijay will not kiss Ileana inNanban. In 3 Idiots, Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor shared a passionate lip-lock. But the director will reportedly not shoot a smooching scene. It could pave the way for a controversy, as the Tamil audience are not used to such scenes. So, theEndhiran director has decided to do away with it, says a source. He might shoot a close-up shot, which would look like a lip-to-lip scene, concludes a source.

Meanwhile, Nanban unit is busy filming a song in Chennai. The makers are planning to wrap-up the movie by August. The movie, which also features Jeeva, Srikanth, Sathyaraj, Anuya, Lawrence Raghavendra, SJ Surya in the cast, is expected to hit the screens during Diwali.

An unusual song for Nanban

The expectations surrounding Shankar's Nanban with Vijay are massive and every little tidbit fresh from the sets makes headlines. The latest is about an exclusive song composed by Harris Jayaraj with lyrics by Madan Karky in about 16 different languages and sung by the talented Vijay Prakash. 

Shankar famed for his songs which are shot in fabulous locations has gone all out for this number it is reported. He has looked the world over for suitable spots and settled on the most picturesque places.The film is proceeding at a rapid pace as it is going to be a Diwali release.