Avinash Lohana (MUMBAI MIRROR; December 29, 2017)

Mirror (September 19) was the first to report that Angad Bedi will play Bikramjeet Singh, older brother of field hockey player and ex-captain of the Indian national team Sandeep Singh, in Shaad Ali’s Soorma. We have now caught hold of a picture of the real and reel life Sandeep (Diljit Dosanjh) and Bikramjeet from the sets.

“When Diljit and I witnessed the brothers’ energies we instantly realised what zone we were supposed to get in. I have finished shooting for most of my portions barring a three-day rehab sequence which will be filmed at a later point,” informs Angad, adding that while Sandeep trained them, Bikramjeet did most of the sports choreography for the film.

“Bikramjeet was the best drag flicker in the country, but because of his injuries he couldn’t go ahead. He spotted the talent in his younger brother and would do two day jobs to feed his family as well as pay for Sandeep’s training,” says Angad.

Working with Bikramjeet and Diljit has been a hoot, too. “Diljit is a great human being and we got along like a house on fire once he got to know me. Bikramjeet is the life of parties. He would train with me, eat with me and even wait on the set till I finished my shoot,” Angad signs off.