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Monday, 9th June 2014, 02:45 PM IST Bollywood actor SalmanKhan is ready with yet another Eid release titled ‘Kick’. The film has been produced and directed by Sajid Nadiadwala and also stars Jacqueline Fernandez, Randeep Hooda and Nawazuddin Siddiqui.
Interestingly, Salman’s character in the film has grey shades and is called Devil. Producer-director Sajid Nadiadwala said, “He is the Devil incarnate. His character is grey and edgy, even the goatee he sports is a salt and pepper mix. You've never seen him play a character like this before.”
‘Kick’ is a remake of 2009 Telugu film of the same name. In the original flick, the protagonist was called Kalyan but Salman is referred to as Devil by each and every person in the film. Sajid argues, “Our film is more an adaptation than a remake, only six scenes are similar to the original. The character justifies the name.”
Ask him how did the superstar react to the name, and Sajid says, “Would you believe it that he heard the complete narration only a couple of days ago? When I approached him,he told me he was on if I was directing the film. Before and during the shoot,I again offered to narrate the script several times but he waved me away each time saying, 'Yes, yes, I'll hear it soon.' I think because he went into the project blind, he has grown with the film. It's a truly devilish act and no,there was no knee-jerk reaction to the name.”
Rumours have surfaced claiming that ‘Kick’ won’t be able to keep its Eid deadline. Sajid retorts, “The actual shooting started only mid-way in January. In the last five months we've worked 18 hours a day and we're almost at the finishing line. There's just a song left. We will open on Eid. My ‘Judwaa’ was his first Eid release.” Is he confident about the film? Pat comes the reply, “Salman is a blockbuster star and will guarantee us an opening. How good I am as a director I'll only know when I see the film with the audience.” |