“I Needed 3 Heroes Who Looked Shareef,” Says Tigmanshu Dhulia

For his new paean to patriotism Raag Desh which is about three soldiers in Subhas Chandra Bose’s Indian National Army(INA), director Tigmanshu Dhulia  says he needed three honest faces.

“Back then in the 1940s people were so devoid of trickery subterfuge and artifice. Hamare maa-baap kegeneration ke log kitne imaandaar dikhte the(people  from  our parents’ generation looked so honest).”

Dhulia, whose last directorial project Bullett Raja was released a  good  four years ago, had a tough time finding the three faces to play the INA soldiers in Raag Desh . He finally zeroed in on Kunal Kapoor, Mohit Marwah andAmit Sadh.

Related Post

“It was very important not to cast known stars as these real-life soldiers from Subhas Chandra Bose’s army. I firmly believe iconic stars do not do not justice to real-life characters.When Ben Kingsley played Gandhi nobody knew him. Because of his relatively unexposed personality he became stamped as Mahatma Gandhi for a lifetime. I hope Mohit, Kunal and Amit become  the faces of  the three INA soldiers in the audiences’ mind,” says Tigmanshu.

For the role of  Subhas Chandra Bose, Tigmanshu chose a new actor  Assamese Actor Kenny Basumatary.

“He was already working with me in  my other film Yaara while I was looking for an actor to play SubhasChandra Bose. I suddenly realized Kenny bore a  striking resemblance to Bose.That was it.”

Vaibhav Choudhary

Leave a Comment
Leave a Comment
Published by
Vaibhav Choudhary

Recent Posts

“It’s  A  Different Kashmir Now,” Vedang Raina On His Recent Visit To The Valley

Have you  been mobbed after Jigra release? I haven’t really stepped out yet, so no… Read More

24th November 2024

All We Imagine As Light,  Magical Merger  Of  Workaday Reality & Surrealism

If you can get  across one major challenge  in the plot towards  the  end  of… Read More

24th November 2024

30 Years  Of Karan Arjun, Raakhee  Gulzar Reminisces

Rakesh Roshan’s  1994  blockbuster Karan  Johar has  re-opened in  movie theatres this week. Although the… Read More

24th November 2024

“Nowadays  I’m Living Out Of Suitcases,”  Shabana Azmi Sighs  Before Taking Off To Be Honoured At The Nantes Film Festival

Shabana  Azmi is  in and out of cities  these days .Shabana Azmi’s  50 year journey… Read More

17th November 2024

Mithya The Darker Chapter  Gives A Good Name To  Sequels

Mithya The Darker Chapter  Gives A Good Name To  Sequels Rating: *** ½ Applause Entertainment’s  Mithya:… Read More

8th November 2024

Citadel: Honey Bunny, & A Run For Their  Money

Citadel: Honey Bunny, & A  Run For Their  Money Rating: ****  To set  the record straight,  Raj-DK’s  Indian avatar … Read More

8th November 2024