The Black Eyed Peas bring all the action for their Indian-influenced music video. The record is from their just released album, Translation.
Re-imaged and directed by, will.i.am, Pasha Shapiro, and Ernst Weber, the action-packed thriller finds the trio reenacting scenes from Indian classic films from 2003’s Koops to 2015’s Ambala. The clip ends with a message regarding social media and fake news. Welcome to Bollywood.
The video uses scenes from S Shankar’s Enthiran, Rohit Shetty’s Singham, SS Rajamouli’s Maryada Ramanna, and Sundar C’s Aambala. However, Rajinikath’s and Ajay Devgn’s faces have been replaced by Will.I.Am and Taboo’s.
Will.i.Am revealed that he had always been inspired by India and Bollywood. “Check out our video for #ACTION inspired by #BOLLYWOOD…ive always loved music from india…#Elephunk and #MonkeyBusiness were inspired by Indian Culture…thank you india for your vibrancy and contribution to the world,” he wrote.
Replying to his tweet. AR Rahman wrote, “The borders are blurring through art! #tamilcinema @directorshankar #rajnikant #india.”
Watch Black Eyed Peas – Action (Video) below.
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