R Madhavan in a still from Saala Khadoos.
Mumbai:
Actor R Madhavan, who will soon be seen opposite a boxer in his upcoming film Saala Khadoos, said that the toughest part of the movie was to find a female pugilist who could also act.
Directed by Sudha Kongara Prasad, the film features Madhavan as a boxing coach and also stars boxer Ritika Singh.
"The most difficult task for me was to find a girl who looks like a 17-year-old and is also a boxer and actor. All these things put together looked like an impossible task," said Madhavan.
The Tanu Weds Manu actor said that he did not have to work hard on Ritika's boxing skills as she already knew the moves perfectly.
"It was easy because we didn't have to tell her anything about boxing. After every scene we used to tell her, nice performance, nice expression, but she was concerned whether her punches were good," added Madhavan.
Saala Khadoos revolves around a coach, who prepares a young girl to create a place for herself in the field of boxing. It is scheduled to release on January 29. The film has been produced by Rajkumar Hirani and Madhavan.(Also Read: Madhavan Says 'Not Signed Any Other Film After Saala Khadoos')
"The thought came from Sudha and Maddy (Madhavan) that we should cast a boxer, because the film has a lot of boxing matches. If a boxer plays the role, it will look real. I was the one who was averse to the idea, because we will get a boxer, but how will she act? She (Ritika) is very real. She is not trying to act. There is a roughness in her voice and since she is a sportsperson, she has some amount of focus. So we took a chance," said Mr Hirani.
"From Mary Kom to Chak De India and Paan Singh Tomar, comparisons will be made because all these films have been very successful. It's good if our film is also compared with these successful films," added Madhavan.
Mr Hirani said that there will be certain similarities owing to the film's sports theme.
"This is a sports film so there would be a coach and there will be similarities. But there are various ways of saying the same story. What inspired me was the unique story but we work so slowly that something always comes first. When we were making PK, Oh My God came to our mind. When we started making this, we thought of Mary Kom. So we really can't help that," added Mr Hirani.
Directed by Sudha Kongara Prasad, the film features Madhavan as a boxing coach and also stars boxer Ritika Singh.
"The most difficult task for me was to find a girl who looks like a 17-year-old and is also a boxer and actor. All these things put together looked like an impossible task," said Madhavan.
The Tanu Weds Manu actor said that he did not have to work hard on Ritika's boxing skills as she already knew the moves perfectly.
"It was easy because we didn't have to tell her anything about boxing. After every scene we used to tell her, nice performance, nice expression, but she was concerned whether her punches were good," added Madhavan.
Saala Khadoos revolves around a coach, who prepares a young girl to create a place for herself in the field of boxing. It is scheduled to release on January 29. The film has been produced by Rajkumar Hirani and Madhavan.(Also Read: Madhavan Says 'Not Signed Any Other Film After Saala Khadoos')
"The thought came from Sudha and Maddy (Madhavan) that we should cast a boxer, because the film has a lot of boxing matches. If a boxer plays the role, it will look real. I was the one who was averse to the idea, because we will get a boxer, but how will she act? She (Ritika) is very real. She is not trying to act. There is a roughness in her voice and since she is a sportsperson, she has some amount of focus. So we took a chance," said Mr Hirani.
"From Mary Kom to Chak De India and Paan Singh Tomar, comparisons will be made because all these films have been very successful. It's good if our film is also compared with these successful films," added Madhavan.
Mr Hirani said that there will be certain similarities owing to the film's sports theme.
"This is a sports film so there would be a coach and there will be similarities. But there are various ways of saying the same story. What inspired me was the unique story but we work so slowly that something always comes first. When we were making PK, Oh My God came to our mind. When we started making this, we thought of Mary Kom. So we really can't help that," added Mr Hirani.
