SINGH IS KINNG is undoubtedly one of the most eagerly awaited releases of 2008 and as its release date (Aug 8th) is drawing closer, its director Anees Bazmee is reasonably excited about his project. In a brief chat with him, he told us why his film promises to be something that Bollywood has never witnessed before.
The current heavily in demand director of Bollywood, Bazmee with two back to back super hits, NO ENTRY and WELCOME says, "SIK has all the right masala of a good commercial venture. It features terrific music, mind-blowing action sequences shot in virgin locales of Egypt, Punjab and Gold Coast in Australia apart from the uniqueness of most of the film's actors sporting a turban, which is new for any Hindi film!"
So was Akshay always his first choice for the title role? "Whenever I start writing any of my script, the first thing that I decide upon is the name of my hero's character. The character of Singh in SIK is that of a very happy go lucky guy who is a dare devil, knows no fear and is not a manipulative person at all. He just loves to eat, dance and live life King size but for that he believes in working very hard. That is when I decided to name him Happy Singh. And I thought Akshay would be the perfect choice for this character."
How was the look of Akshay finalized? "As I decided to cast Akshay for the lead role, the very next day I spoke to Akshay's designer friend Shabina Khan for deciding upon Akshay's look. I was confident that Akshay would look great in a turban. That time rather than a complete Sardar look with beard and turban, I told Shabina to design only a turban just to see how it looks on him. When we tried it on Akshay he looked amazing in Turban. I then took some pictures of Akshay just to get views of others as well and to my surprise everyone loved it. That's how we zeroed in about his look".
So has Akshay lived up to his expectations? "Yes of course! Akshay has done complete justice to the role and I am confident about him. This time he has done many stunts which were never attempted on hindi screen before, there is sky diving, jumping from one lift to another. He enjoys the thrill and he was extremely excited performing them because he was back to action after a real long gap. Katrina also has improved as an actress and is very hard working. Every character in the film has a definite role including Sonu Sood, Ranvir Shorey and Javed Jaffrey."
How does it feel to be the most sought after filmmaker whose movies fetch huge box office returns? "See, I am not involved with the business aspect of the film. I want my films to do well and I am not doing films to promote myself. If I am not excited about my script I will just not do the film. I want my actors to do well also. Ultimately, the audience should enjoy the film. I also don't believe in camps either. I only like to work with people whom I am comfortable with."
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