Nanette in Mumbai 🎬

Verse 1

Ze plane, she land in Mumbai — ze city, she is — comment dire — très loud!

Ze traffic, she is everywhere — ze horns, zey speak — how you say — very proud!

Ze man wiz ze sign, he wait for me — "Mademoiselle Nanette — photoshoot, Gate 4"

In Paris, I 'ave done ze photoshoot — mais jamais like zis before!

Ze studio, she is — attend — not like ze studio I expect, you see

Ze camera, ze lights, ze crowd — comment dire — zis is not ze photoshoot for me!

(c'est pas possible, c'est pas possible)

(mon dieu, mon dieu!)

(kaun hai yeh ladki — dekho dekho!)

(yeh toh kamaal hai — arre wah!)

Pre-Chorus

Ze director, he shout — "Places everyone — and who is zis?!"

"Je suis Nanette — I am 'ere for ze— " "PERFECT! She is IT!"

Chorus

Nanette in Mumbai — Bollywood, c'est la vie!

Ze cameras, zey are rolling — and zey roll just for me!

C'est pas possible — but 'ere I am, you see —

Nanette in Mumbai — formidable, très coquette — c'est she!

Verse 2

Ze choreographer, he show me ze steps — so many — comment dire — zere are how much?!

Ze dancers, zey move like water — I move like — eh — ze shopping cart, mais such!

"Again!" he say — "Again!" — I do ze arms like zis — attend — is zat right?

Ze Bollywood smile, she must be — how you say — very big, very bright!

Ze costume lady, she bring ze sari — so many colours — attend — très magnifique!

In Paris we 'ave ze haute couture — but zis, she is — comment dire — ze whole mystique!

(c'est pas possible, c'est pas possible)

(mon dieu, mon dieu!)

Pre-Chorus

Ze director, he shout — "Again from ze top — and you — STAY!"

"Moi?!" "Oui — you — Mademoiselle Baret — you stay!"

Chorus

Nanette in Mumbai — Bollywood, c'est la vie!

Ze cameras, zey are rolling — and zey roll just for me!

C'est pas possible — but 'ere I am, you see —

Nanette in Mumbai — formidable, très coquette — c'est she!

Bridge

Ze hero, he arrive — so tall, so — comment dire — très cheveux!

He take my hand for ze scene — "Bonjour monsieur — enchantée — et vous?"

He look at ze director — ze director, he shrug like zis —

Ze hero, he smile at Nanette — and zen — attend — he give ze kiss!

(c'est Nanette, très Nanette)

(so Nanette, oh Nanette)

(so Nanette — c'est comme ça!)

(yeh toh heroine ban gayi — sach mein!)

(Nanette Nanette — woh toh star hai!)

Chorus

Nanette in Mumbai — Bollywood, c'est la vie!

Ze cameras, zey are rolling — and zey roll just for me!

C'est pas possible — but 'ere I am, you see —

Nanette in Mumbai — formidable, très coquette — c'est she!

Outro

Ze phone, she 'ave five percent — "Papa — Mumbai, she is — comment dire — très cinématique, you see!"

"Oui papa — I am in ze Bollywood film — I do not know 'ow zis 'appen to me!"

"Ze sari, she is beautiful — ze dancing, she is — attend — a work in progress, non?"

"Oui papa... ze photoshoot, she become ze movie — c'est la vie — et bon!"

(c'est Nanette, très Nanette)

(so Nanette, oh Nanette)

(so Nanette — c'est comme ça!)

(Nanette rani hai — Nanette rani hai!)

(humari Nanette — sabse pyaari!)

Spoken

"Yeh sangeet DiscoPrincess ne banaya hai — Raat ki Rani"