Are The Chainsmokers eyeing Bollywood? ‘Hell, yeah!’
Thousands of fans in DelhiNCR swayed to the music of American DJ duo Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall, popularly known as The Chainsmokers. The venue was Greater Noida on Friday. A day earlier, they had performed in Mumbai.
Alex, 32, and Andrew, 27, who collaborated with actor Priyanka Chopra for the 2012 track Erase, tell us that they want to act with her in a film. “We’re open to working with her again,” says Alex. Andrew quickly adds, “We want to act with her now. We have already done a song [together], so now we want to act in a Bollywood movie with her!”
They wanted to meet actor Shah Rukh Khan, though that fell through. Alex says, “We were supposed to meet Shah Rukh Khan in Mumbai, but because of the schedule, everything got messed. He seems pretty cool, we wouldn’t mind hanging around with him. He looks like a pretty cool dude who would be easy to get along with.” So, are they interested in Bollywood films? “Hell, yeah!” they say, almost in unison.
At the Greater Noida show, part of the Road to Ultra concert tour, fan frenzy peaked as they performed tracks such as Something Just Like This, Don’t Let Me Down, and a mashup of their covers.
About their Indian fans, Alex says, “I’ve been talking to a bunch of kids on Instagram and they were already nice and excited. I had asked everyone on Twitter what songs they like and we got [a] bunch of responses.”
Their 2016 track Closer became a worldwide rage, and the fame was a bit of a surprise. “That song gave us an identity,” says Alex. “We felt famous for the first time, which feels really strange because till date, we’re still the same kids who are trying to make cool music.”