The unit called for help from professional illusionist Atul to prepare Emraan for the role.
Mumbai:
Actor Emraan Hashmi plays an illusionist in Vishal Bhardwaj's next film and for a particular scene the actor was required to perform a disappearing act. After rehearsing the act for five days, The Dirty Picture actor mastered the performance.
The unit called for help from professional illusionist Atul to prepare Emraan for the role.
"We were shooting in Delhi at a theme park. We had a tight schedule but Emraan Hashmi was keen to learn the act himself and then perform it under observation. We called Atul for help. Emraan learnt the trick in just five days. We were all surprised to see how well he learnt the tricks and shot the scene with ease."
The actor said he thoroughly enjoyed the act and added: "I decided to learn a couple of tricks from the magician there to make my character look more convincing on screen. It required a great deal of patience but it was good fun."
The unit called for help from professional illusionist Atul to prepare Emraan for the role.
"We were shooting in Delhi at a theme park. We had a tight schedule but Emraan Hashmi was keen to learn the act himself and then perform it under observation. We called Atul for help. Emraan learnt the trick in just five days. We were all surprised to see how well he learnt the tricks and shot the scene with ease."
The actor said he thoroughly enjoyed the act and added: "I decided to learn a couple of tricks from the magician there to make my character look more convincing on screen. It required a great deal of patience but it was good fun."
