A
mammoth
film
is
coming
your
way
in
the
form
of
Shootout
at
Lokhandwala.
Based
on
'true
rumors'
of
a
real
life
incident,
this
film
looks
to
be
promising
in
terms
of
its
realism,
cast
and
execution.
We
spoke
to
the
executioner
umm...
director
Apoorva
Lakhia
in
an
exclusive
IndiaFM
interview
where
he
tells
us
why
people
should
watch
the
film.
Shootout
seems
like
a
difficult
film
to
shoot
considering
its
mammoth
star
cast.
It
wasn't
difficult
to
shoot
because
we
did
our
pre-production
for
over
a
year
and
we
were
much
planned.
In
fact
I
finished
the
film
in
59
days.
My
team
is
very
efficient
and
we
spent
a
lot
of
time
planning
it
so
that
we
wouldn't
have
a
problem
later
because
if
we
messed
up
somewhere
it
would
be
very
difficult
to
get
the
combination
dates
again.
Who
do
you
think
will
stand
out
from
the
crowd?
I
think
everyone
has
equal
opportunities
and
equal
roles.
We
have
tried
very
hard
to
give
each
actor
a
beginning,
a
middle
and
an
end
but
I
think
in
my
perspective
Tusshar
will
stand
out
mainly
because
he
has
never
done
a
film
like
this
before.
Why
do
you
say
that?
Because
Tusshar
is
a
chocolate
boy.
He
has
never
done
an
anti-hero
role.
He
has
got
a
pretty
violent
role
based
on
a
real-life
character.
He
is
a
sharpshooter
who
loses
his
temper
at
any
given
moment.
The
real
person
(Dilip
Buwa)
on
whom
his
character
is
based,
once
shot
two
girls
who
were
laughing
at
a
bus
stand
in
Bhandup
just
because
they
were
laughing.
Since
Tusshar
has
never
done
a
role
like
this,
people
will
stand
up
and
notice
his
acting
capabilities.
Do
you
think
this
is
the
film
Vivek
Oberoi's
sagging
career
has
been
looking
out
for?
I
cannot
be
judgmental
on
that.
All
I
can
say
is
that
he
has
done
a
fantastic
job.
He
is
very
talented
and
is
one
of
the
better
actors
of
the
country.
Does
his
role
draw
parallels
to
what
he
had
done
in
his
debut
Company?
I
don't
know
if
you
can
compare
both
the
roles.
Obviously
they
are
underworld
oriented
but
in
Company
his
character
was
pretty
much
a
vulnerable
character
that
does
bad
things
but
eventually
becomes
good
in
the
second
half.
In
my
film
he
is
an
out
and
out
bad
guy.
Whose
idea
was
it
to
rope
in
Amrita
Singh
for
the
role
of
Maya
Dolas'
(Viveik
Oberoi)
mother?
It
was
both
Sanjay
Gupta's
and
mine.
Sanjay
spoke
to
her
first
but
she
really
wasn't
convinced.
I
went
to
her
house
and
chatted
with
her
and
she
finally
agreed
to
do
to.
Her
statement
did
create
a
controversy
as
well
with
Dolas'
mother
filming
a
lawsuit
against
your
film?
Yes,
it
did
but
the
matter
is
solved.
People
must
understand
that
my
film
is
based
on
a
true
event
but
it
is
a
fictionalized
version
of
a
true
story.
It's
neither
a
documentary
nor
a
docu-feature.
We
never
said
that
we
are
making
a
true
story.
It's
based
on
true
events
and
we
have
fictionalized
it
for
the
sake
of
better
cinema.
Amrita
was
talking
about
her
character
and
it
was
misinterpreted.
We
are
sorry
to
Maya's
mother
if
she
got
offended
by
it
but
we
don't
mean
anything
personal
against
her.