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Hrithik Roshan made me cut Pushtaini's trailer at least 12 times-Vinod Rawat
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Hrithik’s acting coach Vinod says he turned down superstar’s financial support for Pushtaini as it would’ve pressured him to make the film mainstream
Priyanka Sharma (MID-DAY; June 21, 2024)
Making your first film is tough, more so when it doesn’t fit the template of mainstream fare. But Vinod Rawat, Hrithik Roshan’s long-standing acting coach, was certain that Pushtaini—which tells the story of an aspiring actor in Mumbai, who takes a life-altering journey back home to Uttarakhand—would be made.
“When I pitched the script to people around, they didn’t react positively. I understand it, because Pushtaini doesn’t have the familiar tropes of a Hindi film,” says the actor-director, who also served as a co-writer.
Tired of rejections, Rawat headed to Uttarakhand in 2020 to shoot with the available resources, and found like-minded collaborators along the way.
“Director of photography, Mitesh Mirchandani, said, ‘Tell me the camera and lenses you want, you will have it for free.’ There were a lot of people who helped me,” he says.
A constant source of support was Roshan, whom he has coached since Kaabil (2017). While Roshan has come on board as Pushtaini’s presenter, Rawat reveals the superstar had offered him financial support when he had run short of money to complete the film. The actor-filmmaker, however, turned it down.
“I thought accepting that would be taking an easy way out. I have a feeling that had I taken the support, this film wouldn’t have turned out the way it has because then there’d be the pressure of a name associated with Pushtaini. Hrithik would tell me, ‘Do what you want to.’ But it would [play] at the back of my mind.”
Today, Roshan proudly endorses the latest release. “Hrithik made me cut the trailer at least 12 times. I was wondering, ‘Why is he spending so much time on it?’ But I realize it’s a learning.”
After Rajasthan, Karan Johar off to Europe on a recce for Takht
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The filmmaker and his team will head to Italy and France among other places, on January 18, for recce of his next directorial, a period saga set in the Mughal era
Himesh Mankad (MUMBAI MIRROR; January 7, 2020)
Mirror had previously reported (August 8) that Karan Johar’s much-awaited period-saga, Takht, will go on the floors in March. At the time, the filmmaker was giving finishing touches to the script. Now, we have learnt that the script is locked and KJo is currently on a recce in Jaisalmer. As per plan, the film will go on the floors in March.
According to a source close to the development, the director and his production team have made several visits to the shooting spots in the past. “Karan, along with cinematographer Mitesh Mirchandani, National Award-winning art-director Sabu Cyril and his assistant directors will be in the desert city for the next five days to extensively analyse the locations and plan the cinematography and set designs,” revealed the source.
After Jaisalmer, KJo and his team will fly to several European locations, including Italy and France, on January 18 for another round of recce. “He’d always planned to spend January on the final round of recce and will be exploring locations similar to the landscape of Rajasthan in countries across Europe. Massive sets will be erected everywhere—from Jaisalmer to Europe—for which a mammoth budget has been earmarked,” the source added. As of now, the action scenes as well as the costumes have been locked for the film, which will also have battle sequences.
KJo has earlier described his upcoming directorial as the “epic battle for the majestic Mughal throne”. It’s a tale of two warring brothers, based on the fight for the throne between Shah Jahan’s two sons, Aurangzeb and Dara Shukoh (played by Ranveer Singh and Vicky Kaushal). The film also features Kareena Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Janhvi Kapoor and Bhumi Pednekar in pivotal roles, with Anil Kapoor as the Mughal patriarch, Shah Jahan. “There will be some workshops in February with the entire cast to get a sense of their characters before moving on to the epic battle,” the source signed off.
The film will be shot in a start to finish schedule and is targeting a 2021 release.
Himesh Mankad (MUMBAI MIRROR; January 7, 2020)
According to a source close to the development, the director and his production team have made several visits to the shooting spots in the past. “Karan, along with cinematographer Mitesh Mirchandani, National Award-winning art-director Sabu Cyril and his assistant directors will be in the desert city for the next five days to extensively analyse the locations and plan the cinematography and set designs,” revealed the source.
After Jaisalmer, KJo and his team will fly to several European locations, including Italy and France, on January 18 for another round of recce. “He’d always planned to spend January on the final round of recce and will be exploring locations similar to the landscape of Rajasthan in countries across Europe. Massive sets will be erected everywhere—from Jaisalmer to Europe—for which a mammoth budget has been earmarked,” the source added. As of now, the action scenes as well as the costumes have been locked for the film, which will also have battle sequences.
KJo has earlier described his upcoming directorial as the “epic battle for the majestic Mughal throne”. It’s a tale of two warring brothers, based on the fight for the throne between Shah Jahan’s two sons, Aurangzeb and Dara Shukoh (played by Ranveer Singh and Vicky Kaushal). The film also features Kareena Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Janhvi Kapoor and Bhumi Pednekar in pivotal roles, with Anil Kapoor as the Mughal patriarch, Shah Jahan. “There will be some workshops in February with the entire cast to get a sense of their characters before moving on to the epic battle,” the source signed off.
The film will be shot in a start to finish schedule and is targeting a 2021 release.
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