Yash Raj Films Thugs of Hindostan is said to be the biggest visual spectacle on the big screen that boasts of larger than life, never seen before cinematic experience for audiences this Diwali.
Thugs Of Hindostan is also the most awaited release from Bollywood. Having pulled off an incredible casting coup by bringing together two of the biggest legends of Indian cinema – Amitabh Bachchan who plays the role of the fierce warrior Khudabaksh and Aamir Khan plays a quirky character named Firangi on screen for the first time.
Amitabh and Aamir had to go through rigorous action training before they shot the exhaustive action sequences. The film boasts of some jaw-dropping action sequences. Speaking about the same Amitabh says, “So much before we actually went through these sequences, Viktor and Adi had said maybe you should train a bit. So, we are doing a lot of sword moments in the gym. There is a lot of action whether it is jumping off a building, doing summersaults, diving, climbing up. These were all done live. If you have committed yourself to a project then I guess you have to put aside all apprehensions and challenges and do what is been asked to do.”
Aamir who has done an action film like Dangal before, where he plays a retired wrestler who trains his daughters, Aamir says, “Just before I did Thugs, I did Dangal. Two of us (Fatima and I) were training for a year and a half in wrestling, and in wrestling the stance is very low. You bend at the waist and you stand as low as possible. So instinctively, I use to stand low, so they had to try and get that out of me. A lot of initial training went into boxing, kicking, rolling, sword fighting. A lot of that was done which gave us a good foundation for this kind of a film.”
Thugs Of Hindostan also stars Katrina Kaif as Suraiyya and Fatima Sana Shaikh as Zafira.Thugs of Hindostan, is set to release on 8 November,in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.
