Upala KBR (DNA; September 9, 2016)


The actor says, “I haven’t played a character like this before. I will be doing a lot of prep work for it. It’s an physically demanding role and I will need to do a certain form of military training for a couple of months. I plan to undergo a boot camp-style workshop too which includes army training and learning how to use rifles and guns. I haven’t shot a gun before except firing a couple of shots in Las Vegas (laughs) on my holiday last year.”

This is the first time Emraan is producing a film and he believes that the most important aspect of the film is the scripting, “If I am not happy with it — even if it takes six months, I won’t start the film till we get the flow right. One needs clarity of what you are doing, so the economics become clear, too.”

Emraan feels that it’s not just the action scenes that will demanding for his role, “Captain Nawab required a certain body language too to look authentic. It includes the way he holds guns, way he walks etc. I require someone from the Army to train me, and once we are done with the script, we will formally approach the right people.”

The actor adds, “I have never really focused on that idea of joining the army, which is why for this film, I have to start from scratch. That training will go on for months before I actually get down to shooting. I will start once I’m done with Badshaaho and also next month, I have some free time so I can start training. At year-end, I’ll dive completely into training.”