Actor Siddhant Chaturvedi, who will subsequent be seen in motion thriller Yudhra, on Thursday (29) mentioned megastar Amitabh Bachchan is the “greatest motion hero” Hindi cinema has ever produced.
Citing the instance of 1975’s Deewar, the actor mentioned Bachchan would combat together with his eyes first and legs later.
Motion at all times rooted in drama for him, added Chaturvedi.
“I by no means get pleasure from motion the place there may be solely beating. There needs to be a function or some story to it. The largest motion hero we’ve ever had is Mr Amitabh Bachchan. Each time I watch Deewar, I believe it’s an motion movie.
“However, if you happen to discover there was just one motion (scene) within the movie… For me, it’s the depth, angst… There needs to be a hearth inside… Like Mr. Bachchan who fights together with his eyes. He’s bought an extended leg however the kick got here late. It’s his eyes first,” he informed reporters.
The actor was talking on the trailer launch of Yudhra, directed by Ravi Udyawar of Sridevi’s Mother fame. Additionally starring Malavika Mohanan in her Bollywood debut and Raghav Juyal, the movie is produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani’s Excel Leisure.
Chaturvedi mentioned Yudhra is just not a movie with mindless motion sequences.
“There may be numerous depth and that’s what I linked to. If I had an motion movie the place I’ve to carry out a stunt, bounce and beat folks displaying six packs and look heroic, then it could not be entertaining for me,” he added.
Mohanan, whose newest launch is the Tamil interval drama Thangalaan, mentioned she was ready for the best undertaking to return to Bollywood.
“My mentality has at all times been that I’ve not taken up work only for the sake of it. It needs to be one thing which calls out to you. It needs to be workforce, so when ‘Yudhra’ got here my approach every little thing from the makers Ritesh, Farhan to Ravi sir, I used to be like that is incredible.
“Plus, it had Sid (Chaturvedi), it was a style I’ve by no means performed earlier than. It felt like an ideal movie to return to Bollywood with. My character is a mushy half to the movie as a result of it has numerous males and numerous motion,” she added.
Juyal, who will as soon as once more be seen as a villain after his final launch “Kill”, mentioned it’s enjoyable to play the dangerous man.
“There’s a sure enjoyable and ‘really feel’ to being a villain. I went by means of ups and downs psychologically as effectively throughout this movie due to the character,” he mentioned.
Udyawar in contrast “Yudhra”, penned by Sridhar Raghavan, to William Shakespeare’s iconic tragedy “Hamlet”.
“Farhan and Sridhar narrated this story to me. I knew then it had one thing which had one thing Shakespearean ‘Hamlet’ kind of a factor inbuilt it. It’s a basic revenge tragedy story. I believed it was the perfect skeleton that they’ll placed on as a design. It’s about this child who can’t management his anger and what it does to him,” he mentioned.
The movie additionally options Raj Arjun, Ram Kapoor and Gajraj Rao in pivotal roles. It’s slated to be launched in theatres on September 20.
