Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor in a still from Gunday
Highlights
- Actors Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor, who play mafia men in the upcoming release Gunday, were keen to step into each other's characters when they were offered the film.
- Gunday is a story about two friends - Bala and Bikram - played by Arjun and Ranveer, respectively.
- When director Ali Abbas Zafar gave the duo a joint narration for the film without divulging the characters they would be essaying, each had expressed a preference for the role which the other was to play.
- While Arjun connected to the character of Bikram, Ranveer was thrilled about the story from Bala's point of view. Bala's character is flamboyant, boisterous and outspoken while Bikram is slightly held-back, like an angry young man.
- However, Ali was sure he saw Bikram in Ranveer and Arjun as Bala. He convinced the duo to give it a shot and the two followed the director's vision.
- "It was obvious that both Ranveer and Arjun would want to do roles that were closest to their own personalities. We had to convince them to do the opposite roles," Ali said.
- The film is based in Kolkata during the city's most unsettled period in the 70s and deals with the inseparable lives of Bikram and Bala as they go from being small-time coal thieves to the most powerful black marketing mafia men. Produced by Aditya Chopra, Gunday is slated to release worldwide on February 14.
Actors Ranveer Singh and ArjunKapoor, who play mafia men in the upcoming release
Gunday,were keen to step into each other's characters when they wereoffered the film.
Gunday is a story about two friends - Bala and Bikram -played by Arjun and Ranveer, respectively.
When director Ali Abbas Zafar gave the duo a jointnarration for the film without divulging the characters theywould be essaying, each had expressed a preference for therole which the other was to play.
While Arjun connected to the character of Bikram, Ranveerwas thrilled about the story from Bala's point of view.Bala's character is flamboyant, boisterous and outspokenwhile Bikram is slightly held-back, like an angry young man.
However, Ali was sure he saw Bikram in Ranveer and Arjunas Bala. He convinced the duo to give it a shot and the twofollowed the director's vision.
"It was obvious that both Ranveer and Arjun would want todo roles that were closest to their own personalities. We hadto convince them to do the opposite roles," Ali said.
The film is based in Kolkata during the city's mostunsettled period in the 70s and deals with the inseparablelives of Bikram and Bala as they go from being small-time coalthieves to the most powerful black marketing mafia men.Produced by Aditya Chopra,
Gunday is slated to releaseworldwide on February 14.