Anil Kapoor will next be seen in Shootout At Wadala.
Mumbai:
Anil Kapoor admits that doingaction sequences has become tough for him but the 53-year-oldindustry veteran says he has not given up and is training hardto keep fit and fight the goons.
Anil Kapoor flexed his muscles during 90s in many of hisfilms including Rakhwala, Meri Jung and Insaaf Ki Awaazamong others. With Tezz, Race 2 and his upcoming releaseShootout at Wadala, he is back in action space.
"Today it gets difficult to do action scenes as I amnot young. So physically I have to be much more fit andstronger. As there is a possibility of me getting hurt more.The flexibility becomes lesser, the metabolism becomes slowerand the bones are little weaker," Anil Kapoor told PTI.
"I have to work hard and be extra cautious. And sleepwell before I go for shoot. Earlier there was a time when Iused to not sleep properly and go on sets and do action buttoday I can't afford that. So I have been mentally alert. Ihave to act my age," he said.
Anil Kapoor, even when he is not shooting, chooses to workout on his body and remain fit and strong.
"I am ok with it (larger than life action). I like it.I have done Rakhwala, Insaaf Ki Aawaz, Jeevan EkSangarsh and so many films where action was over the top,"Anil Kapoor said.
"What I am doing today is also fun. I am an actor so Ihave to do different things. But now I don't prefer to do thatkind of action films as I have done that... So let the youngeractors do it now," he added.
Shootout at Wadala is an action crime drama directedby Sanjay Gupta. It is a prequel to 2007 film Shootout atLokhandwala and is based on the first-ever registeredencounter by Mumbai police, where gangster Manya Surve wasshot dead, in Wadala in 1982.
The film features John Abraham as gangster Manya,Tusshar Kapoor as gangster Sheikh Munir, Sonu Sood as DawoodIbrahim Kaskar, Manoj Bajpai as Sabir Ibrahim Kaskar andKapoor as ACP Isaque Bagwan.
The film will see Kapoor doing some real actionscenes.
"In this film, the budget was constrained. So ouraction is quite real and in the given budget we have tried todo as much effective action as we could. Our budget is not as huge as films like Dhoom, Ek Tha Tiger," Anil Kapoor said.
For his role of encounter specialist Isaque Bhagwan,Kapoor got a leaner look and has tried to make action sceneslook convincing.
"I had to work a lot on the physicality for this film.I had to be physically fit as there were a lot of actionscenes. I had to look younger than what I am. There is oneportion where I had to look like a student, it is a toughtask. It was not very easy," Anil Kapoor said.
"I tried my best to look as convincing and real Icould. I had to lose seven to eight kilos and I hope peopleappreciate that," he said.
Anil Kapoor, who is playing a role that is based on a reallife character (Isaque Bhagwan), said he finds it is both easy anddifficult to essay it.
"It becomes easy and difficult both. Easy because asyou get first hand information and difficult because of thecomparison," he said.
Anil Kapoor flexed his muscles during 90s in many of hisfilms including Rakhwala, Meri Jung and Insaaf Ki Awaazamong others. With Tezz, Race 2 and his upcoming releaseShootout at Wadala, he is back in action space.
"Today it gets difficult to do action scenes as I amnot young. So physically I have to be much more fit andstronger. As there is a possibility of me getting hurt more.The flexibility becomes lesser, the metabolism becomes slowerand the bones are little weaker," Anil Kapoor told PTI.
"I have to work hard and be extra cautious. And sleepwell before I go for shoot. Earlier there was a time when Iused to not sleep properly and go on sets and do action buttoday I can't afford that. So I have been mentally alert. Ihave to act my age," he said.
Anil Kapoor, even when he is not shooting, chooses to workout on his body and remain fit and strong.
"I am ok with it (larger than life action). I like it.I have done Rakhwala, Insaaf Ki Aawaz, Jeevan EkSangarsh and so many films where action was over the top,"Anil Kapoor said.
"What I am doing today is also fun. I am an actor so Ihave to do different things. But now I don't prefer to do thatkind of action films as I have done that... So let the youngeractors do it now," he added.
Shootout at Wadala is an action crime drama directedby Sanjay Gupta. It is a prequel to 2007 film Shootout atLokhandwala and is based on the first-ever registeredencounter by Mumbai police, where gangster Manya Surve wasshot dead, in Wadala in 1982.
The film features John Abraham as gangster Manya,Tusshar Kapoor as gangster Sheikh Munir, Sonu Sood as DawoodIbrahim Kaskar, Manoj Bajpai as Sabir Ibrahim Kaskar andKapoor as ACP Isaque Bagwan.
The film will see Kapoor doing some real actionscenes.
"In this film, the budget was constrained. So ouraction is quite real and in the given budget we have tried todo as much effective action as we could. Our budget is not as huge as films like Dhoom, Ek Tha Tiger," Anil Kapoor said.
For his role of encounter specialist Isaque Bhagwan,Kapoor got a leaner look and has tried to make action sceneslook convincing.
"I had to work a lot on the physicality for this film.I had to be physically fit as there were a lot of actionscenes. I had to look younger than what I am. There is oneportion where I had to look like a student, it is a toughtask. It was not very easy," Anil Kapoor said.
"I tried my best to look as convincing and real Icould. I had to lose seven to eight kilos and I hope peopleappreciate that," he said.
Anil Kapoor, who is playing a role that is based on a reallife character (Isaque Bhagwan), said he finds it is both easy anddifficult to essay it.
"It becomes easy and difficult both. Easy because asyou get first hand information and difficult because of thecomparison," he said.