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Saturday, 17th May 2014, 03:45 PM IST Saif Ali Khan is currently shooting for Kabir Khan's ‘Phantom’ in Vancouver. Buzz is the actor would be seen performing heavy duty action stunts in the movie, and he is currently shooting for the same. These are touted to be never-before-seen stunts, which would have Saif pushing himself outside of his comfort zone and the normal levels of endurance.
A source close to the project said, "The idea was to take the action in ‘Phantom’ to a level beyond what will be seen in Siddharth Anand's ‘Bang Bang’.”
Producer Sajid Nadiadwala who is currently shooting for his directorial debut ‘Kick’ has increased the budget for the action sequences in ‘Phantom’by Rs 5.5 crores. The source further informed, “In ‘Phantom’, Saif will perform the kind of stunts that Hrithik is unlikely to attempt in ‘Bang Bang’. The current Vancouver schedule for Phantom is an add-on thrill for the subject. Sajid and Kabir decided to take up this stunt-centric schedule in a bid to take the action to an unplanned level.”
Another piece of news is that team ‘Phantom’ has decided to withdraw from the October 2 release date. Even though director Kabir Khan says they will be ready in time the movie will most likely release early next year. Kabir said, “We are in Vancouver shooting action sequences. We have 30 percent of the shooting left. We will be ready in time for the October 2 release. But we are not releasing as per schedule because the team for ‘Bang Bang’ say they are definitely coming on October 2. There is no need for an unhealthy clash." The new release date for ‘Phantom’is yet to be decided. |