^Freida aka "Isabella" Bruno's object of lust in the video. There's a reason why she was chosen to play his lust-interest in the video...Bruno has/had a thing for Freida in real life! Check out this old tweet:

Latika is the character that Freida played in the 2008 movie "Slumdog Millionaire" So Bruno got to watch his crush strip, make out with and bump & grind in the car's backseat with his fantasy woman. And on top of that, Bruno's own girlfriend gave her blessing!

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Yep, Bruno still crushin on Frieda lol!

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"See you next time"...as in at the Superbowl?

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MissTillyG: @BrunoMars return soon!!! Thnx for the best performance in Amsterdam, the pic says it all haha! GORILLA!!


Lol at his face

SennavanEsch: HAVE FUN WITH MY PINK BRA❤! @BrunoMars iloveeeyou you’re the best!

He's gone from catching grenades to catching bras!

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Bruno Mars - Gorilla [Official Music Video

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Bruno Mars at 6 years old in Hawaii performing as Elvis.

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Some pics taken from the set of the Gorilla MV. Pics taken by one of the actors

^This is the girl who posted the pics taken by the actor: "Me and the actor from ‘gorilla"

He also had a little souvenir.. he gave me some of the money used on set during the shoot. Bruno originally signed a bill and told him to give it to me, but the production manager ripped it up in front of Bruno saying it was a breach of contract.Bruno instead grabbed a whole bunch of the money used, rubbed it all over himself, and told him to give it to me personally and to tell me it has gorilla sweat on it. So yeah, just in case you’re wondering..I am not ok. ((excuse my ugliness))

SOURCE: http://thegorillagene.tum...also-had-a

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williamye91: OMG… @brunomars at @gucci store Brussels, I’m just so excited !!!! #belgium #brussels #gucci #brunomars #bruno #mars

Bruno with a fan in Belgium the other day. Bruno reminds me of a young MJ here

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NaughtyKitty said:

uniden said:

the more i watch the video the more i love it!!!!

I've watched it 4x

i've watched it 14 times now.

uniden said:

NaughtyKitty said:

I've watched it 4x

i've watched it 14 times now.

So I take it you enjoy the video?

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Bruno Mars' 'Gorilla' Director Reveals Secrets Behind Video: Burned Afros And Stunt Strippers

'Me and Bruno went to seven or eight strip clubs for research,' director Cameron Duddy tells MTV News.

By James Montgomery (@positivnegativ)

Bruno Mars and director Cameron Duddy were determined to make"Gorilla" more than a standard strip-club video ... so they decided to do an exhaustive amount of research in order to get things just right. Making videos is hard work, after all.

"Me and Bruno went to probably seven or eight strip clubs, you know, for research," Duddy laughed. "We'd be in there on, say, a Tuesday night, we'd walk in, and the few people that were actually in there were watching the dancers, but we'd be looking at the architecture of the place for inspiration. And then we'd have our one drink and leave."

Ultimately, their search for the perfect strip club proved fruitless, so Mars and Duddy decided to build one of their own: a joint that seemed like it was lifted straight out of Havana, dark and sweaty and seemingly untouched by time. They painted the walls themselves, and went back and forth on just what color neon they should use ... and, as someone who's worked with Mars plenty over the past few years — Duddy had directed several videos for Bruno, including "The Lazy Song," "Locked Out of Heaven" and "Treasure" — none of that was even remotely surprising. Turns out, he's a stickler for details.

"I don't know when Bruno sleeps, if he does at all. He's the hardest-working person I've ever worked with or met," Duddy said. "He pays attention to everything; he's the one who came up with the basic idea for this video, when he was rehearsing for his tour in, like, Cleveland. We'd have conversations about it, then later, he'd call me at 2 a.m. and be like 'We gotta do this.' or 'We need to add that.'"

And one of those late-night suggestions was the casting of actress Freida Pinto, whose turn as bad-bitch stripper Isabella has certainly had folks talking since the "Gorilla" video premiered on Tuesday. In hindsight, her addition to the video seems like a stroke of genius ... but Duddy admits that, at the time, he was having his doubts that she could pull off the role.

"I've got to tip my hat to Bruno for that one. We wanted to do a stripper, and we wanted a name, but there were no other names thrown around besides Freida Pinto," he explained. "And I said 'Aw man, she's so safe, it may be difficult if you go that route.' And he was like 'Listen dude, it's important to the video to use someone who hasn't been seen in this light before.' It was a gamble, and I wasn't all the way sure about it, but I trusted his instincts ...and he was right."

And once on set, Pinto threw herself into the role — "She's an actress, so for her, it was about grasping her character's background, and then getting up there and doing it," Duddy said — and even subjected herself to harm in one of the video's key scenes: when she sheds her clothes amongst a sea of sparks. Luckily, she came out unscathed ... though the same can't be said for members of Mars' band.

"It was dangerous for sure! Ask Bruno's guitar player," Duddy said. "He got dangerously close to having his head burned; in fact, I think there is a small hole in his afro. We had pyro on set, we had an iguana on set, we had Luis Guzman and Bruno's dad, all these dangerous characters with switchblades and stuff."

And while he's got plenty of of stories from the making of the video, Duddy wouldn't weigh in on the debate that's arisen since "Gorilla's" debut: Namely, was that really Pinto working the pole, or did she use a stunt stripper?

"Oh, man," he laughed. "I wish I could answer that, but this is where I hop off the phone!"

http://www.mtv.com/news/a...ctor.jhtml

The answer to that question is YES, they definitely used a stripper stunt to do all those amazing moves, her name is Nicole Williams, she even tweeted about being in the video. She also recently did work for Rihanna's latest video "Pour It Up"

http://www.alluredancestudio.com

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Pics from the show in Antwerp, Belgium yesterday (Oct. 17)


More importantly, ITS BACK!!! BRUUUUNNNOOOO'S AAAAAFFFFFRRRRROOOOOO!!!!

It just keeps getting taller, wider and bigger! Soon wont be able to put a hat on it! #pleaseletthefrogrow!

It's just so glorius looking! That exquisite halo of hair!

Singing to the tune of Soul Glo: Just let that frrrrooooooo grrrrroooooowwwwww!

October 17: Sportpaleis (Antwerp, Belgium) MJT 2013: Day 56 (X)

October 17: Sportpaleis (Antwerp, Belgium) MJT 2013: Day 56 (X)

October 17: Sportpaleis (Antwerp, Belgium) MJT 2013: Day 56 (X)

October 17: Sportpaleis (Antwerp, Belgium) MJT 2013: Day 56 (X)

monkeyheroo: Bruno Mars was amazing!! #brunomars”

saskia_van_de_vyver: #hothothot #BrunoMars #TheMoonshineJungleTour #sportpaleis #Antwerpen #Belgium #kanmijkrijgen #fier #awesome”

saskia_van_de_vyver: It was awesome!! #BrunoMars #TheMoonshineJungleTour #2013 #Sportpaleis #Antwerpen #Belgium #soclose #loveit #feestje <3”

saskia_van_de_vyver: #BrunoMars #TheMoonshineJungleTour #awesome #sportpaleis #Antwerpen #Belgium #knappevent #kanmijkrijgen #loveit #hothothot

madtpatat: Yes we did it!!!!! #BrunoMars #Concert #Antwerpen #FrontRow #Music #Legend #GoldenVoice #Ayeyeyeyeeee!!! #LittleBitchFights”

karendhwr: Loved the #brunomars #concert in antwerp #instamood #instagood #instaconcert #themoonshinejungletour”

liesbetheylen: Greatest man alive <3 <3 #brunomars #moonshinejungletour #belgium #antwerp”

marilynmeeuwissen: He knows how to entertain! Goddamn it was so fucking amazing!! Thanks @.brunomars for the GREAT show! #daytoremember #performance #brunomars #sportpaleis #antwerpen #love”

_cossy: #brunomars #concert #moonshinejungletour #antwerp #sportpaleis #instaconcert”

October 17: Sportpaleis (Antwerp, Belgium) MJT 2013: Day 56 (X)

October 17: Sportpaleis (Antwerp, Belgium) MJT 2013: Day 56 (X)

indugorris: It was off the hook #brunomars #performs in #Antwerp #sportpaleis #moonshinejungletour”

October 17: Sportpaleis (Antwerp, Belgium) MJT 2013: Day 56 (X)

epandagram: Antwerp, Belgium!!! #junglefied #moonshinejungletour #epanda #hooligans #brunomars #bangbang”

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#themightybrunzfro

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AfterParty in Paris at Palais Maillot | 10/14/13

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Bruno Mars and The Moonshine Jungle Tour in Antwerp (Oct. 17)

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Mars_Sars_: I think this picture of @BrunoMars is so hot. Took it yesterday in Antwerp

X_Svtln_X: @BrunoMars Just breathtaking concert and the Hooligan got moooovesss !! <3

X_Svtln_X: The Hooligan himself!! #KingOfTheJungle #Gorilla @BrunoMars

margaux_vdc: @BrunoMars The hair and the outfit were so perfect! Went mental for you! #moonshinejungletour

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(October 17 - Antwerp) Ellenn_TJ: Bruno, I miss you

(October 17 - Antwerp) Ellenn_TJ: I miss his concert. -Bruno Mars.

(October 17 - Antwerp) Mars_Sars_: Thank you, we had such a wonderful time in Antwerp!

(October 17 - Antwerp) Mars_Sars_: @BrunoMars Antwerp last night! Belgium loves you Brunz

(October 17 - Antwerp)BrunoMarsStyle_: Guys , this was @Brunomars face yesterday when we were screaming soo soo loud. He looked soo happy ! ANTWERP !

(October 17 - Antwerp)BrunoMarsStyle_: When he almost cried ! Look at that face !

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To see more pics and videos from Bruno's latest concerts in Europe: http://bruno-news.tumblr.com/europe

Videos and pictures from the 3 latest concerts:

Amsterdam, Holland (Oct. 15): http://bruno-news.tumblr....0amsterdam

Antwerp, Belgium (Oct. 17): http://bruno-news.tumblr....%20antwerp

Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (Oct. 18): http://bruno-news.tumblr....luxembourg

*Today, Bruno and the Hooligans perform in Mannheim, Germany!*

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Bruno Mars on Sesame Street!

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Bruno Mars and Freida Pinto on the set of "Gorilla"

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jordana_hooligan: Just received another snaochat video from Phil!!!! Its was bruno making a smoothy with a smoothy machine hahahahah #awwww #twice #in #one#day #imsohappy #happygirl #hooligan #brunomars #snapchat #loveitAHHHHHH YAYYY!!!!

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At last night's concert in Mannheim, Germany...

Alleriana: Just chillin’ on stage… ASGSDHFJKFHJSDHFOIHFIWEDJSBFJ THIS FUCKING GUY


Luuhooligan: Bruno was laying down on stage during Runaway Baby

And Bruno also did the laying down bit during "Runaway Baby" in Luxembourg too:

Bruno Mars - Runaway Baby /Luxembourg

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rrocai: Finally the Great @brunomars in #Mannheim #Music #concert #BrunoMars

rrocai: @.brunomars in action #Mannheim #music #concert

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MJT official after party in Milano hosted by Bruno Mars (Oct 26)

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@ these two!

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