Nayandeep Rakshit (DNA; December 22, 2018)

Considering the fact that Baaghi 2 (2018) went on to become a huge hit, there are sky-high expectations from the next film in the franchise. Producer Sajid Nadiadwala and director Ahmed Khan recently announced the next instalment, which will see Tiger Shroff return as Ronnie. When we spoke to the choreographer-turned-director, he said, “I know there are huge expectations from Baaghi 3. I had designed the action for Baaghi 2. It was the first time a choreographer won an award in this department. Now, I want to amp it up.”

A gruelling prep for Tiger
Though the Heropanti actor is in great shape, the director wants him to hone his skills, before beginning the shoot. He adds, “Tiger has to learn how to fly choppers and use heavy artillery. We are using more weapons and even battleships, MiGs, this time around.” For the same, Tiger will have “to go to two-three different places”. “I’m planning to send him to train with the Mossad (Israeli intelligence agency) in February. Later, he has to go to Blackwater (an American private security firm). They are great with all forms of combats. We also want to send him to China to train a bit more in martial arts,” he says.

Locking the locales
After Tiger wraps up Student Of The Year 2 and another movie with Hrithik Roshan, he will kickstart this project. “Along with the big action pieces, Baaghi series also has an emotional story at its centre. I am going to finish the dramatic scenes first and then get into the action as that may take time. We will start sometime mid-next year,” he avers. Ask him where he plans to shoot and he reveals, “Sajid and I have spoken about it. We want to shoot the film in Syria and Iraq because it requires that kind of terrain. But since shooting at these places can be difficult, we will have to check the possibility of doing so first.”