Mumbai:
Anil Kapoor, who plays encounter cop Isaque Bhagwan in Sanjay Gupta's Shootout At Wadala, will be visiting the various spots in Mumbai where the actual incidents took place in preparation for his role.
While the movie largely relies on Hussain Zaidi's book, Dongri To Dubai, on dreaded gangster Manya Surve who was killed in an encounter by Bhagwan in the '80s, the location and character correctness for Anil and John Abraham (who plays Surve) will be obtained from the super-cop's real-life experiences. Bhagwan has agreed to be a part of the film.
Sanjay confirms, "Isaque is on board actively. He is helping us identify and match the places in Mumbai that still resemble the Bombay of the 1970s.
Surprisingly, many places in the city that have not changed in 30 years! Those that have changed we're going to reconstruct in the suburbs of Pune, where the topography resembles the Mumbai of the 1970s."
He further adds, "Hussain's descriptions are so visual. They're helping me to get a grip on the Mumbai in the 1970s. I am also avidly watching a BBC mini-series, The Invisible World, to understand how the correct images can be created."
Gupta is excited about his first original crime thriller. "So far all my films have been adaptations, but I am proud of them.
"Quentin Tarantino said Kaante is a good adaptation of his Reservoir Dogs, and Oliver Stone actually told Anil Kapoor my Musafir is an interesting variation on his U Turn. I feel happy to hear such comments."
While the movie largely relies on Hussain Zaidi's book, Dongri To Dubai, on dreaded gangster Manya Surve who was killed in an encounter by Bhagwan in the '80s, the location and character correctness for Anil and John Abraham (who plays Surve) will be obtained from the super-cop's real-life experiences. Bhagwan has agreed to be a part of the film.
Sanjay confirms, "Isaque is on board actively. He is helping us identify and match the places in Mumbai that still resemble the Bombay of the 1970s.
Surprisingly, many places in the city that have not changed in 30 years! Those that have changed we're going to reconstruct in the suburbs of Pune, where the topography resembles the Mumbai of the 1970s."
He further adds, "Hussain's descriptions are so visual. They're helping me to get a grip on the Mumbai in the 1970s. I am also avidly watching a BBC mini-series, The Invisible World, to understand how the correct images can be created."
Gupta is excited about his first original crime thriller. "So far all my films have been adaptations, but I am proud of them.
"Quentin Tarantino said Kaante is a good adaptation of his Reservoir Dogs, and Oliver Stone actually told Anil Kapoor my Musafir is an interesting variation on his U Turn. I feel happy to hear such comments."
