Inder
Kumar
has
produced
numerous
films
before
but
the
making
of
Dhamaal
has
changed
his
approach
towards
action
scenes
forever.
A
mid-air
sequence,
which
is
currently
being
aired
in
the
film's
promos,
required
Ashish
Choudhary
and
Asrani
to
pretend
that
their
plane
was
out
of
control.
The
crew,
including
Kumar,
was
in
a
chopper
shooting
the
plane
flying
over
Baramati,
in
the
interiors
of
Maharashtra.
Surrounded
by
big
mountains
and
thick
forests
below,
the
area
was
specifically
chosen
for
the
shoot
because
it
has
low
air
traffic.
The
crew
had
to
keep
the
door
of
the
helicopter
open
so
that
the
lens
of
the
camera
could
protrude
outside
and
catch
a
clear
shot.
Recollecting
the
experience,
Kumar
said:
"It
was
scary.
We
were
at
a
high
altitude
with
strong
winds
blowing.
We
had
to
hold
the
cameraman
and
the
camera
tightly
from
behind
so
that
the
scenes
could
be
shot
properly.
We
would
get
ready
for
the
shot
as
soon
as
we
caught
sight
of
the
plane
from
far
away.
The
scary
part
was
that
the
plane
veered
too
close
for
comfort
quite
a
few
times.
A
collision
was
just
about
avoided
two
or
three
times.
When
I
was
done
with
the
shot,
I
heaved
a
sigh
of
relief
and
said,
'Jaan
bachi
to
lakhon
paye'.
I
sweared
never
again
to
attempt
such
a
shoot." The
entire
sequence,
comprising
just
a
few
shots,
took
around
five
hours
to
shoot.
Speaking
about
the
film,
he
said:
""Masti" was
mild,
but
Dhamaal
is
wild."
About
the
film
not
having
a
female
lead,
the
producer
says:
"There
was
no
room
for
a
heroine
in
our
script.
We
had
planned
to
sign
an
actress
opposite
Sanjay,
but
then
the
other
heroes
too
would
have
demanded
heroines.
So
we
dropped
the
idea.
We
had
also
planned
an
item
song
but
scrapped
that
too.
We
have
taken
a
big
risk
by
making
a
completely
male-dominated
movie."
This
is
not
the
first
time,
however,
that
Kumar
has
taken
a
risk.
"We
all
knew
that
"Pyaare
Mohan" would
be
a
flop
but
by
the
time
we
realized
that,
it
was
too
late.
So
we
could
not
help
it.
In
fact,
Vivek
Oberoi
and
I
used
to
talk
about
changing
many
things
in
the
movie.
And
since
Dhamaal
was
slated
before
"Pyaare
Mohan",
we
cooked
up
many
things
in
a
hurry
resulting
in
the
latter's
failure
at
the
box-office."
Dhamaal
was
shot
while
Dutt
was
attending
his
court
trials.
Though
it
didn't
create
any
bottlenecks,
it
did
leave
the
cast
and
crew
worried.
"We
wanted
to
complete
the
shooting
as
soon
as
possible.
In
fact,
Sanjay
was
very
co-operative.
We
were
praying
that
he
be
released
soon,"
said
Kumar.
The
director
was
all
praise
for
the
veteran
actor.
"Sanjay
is
one
actor
who
needs
just
a
single
briefing
and
he
would
be
ready
for
the
shot.
We
chose
him
for
the
film
because
he
is
among
the
rare
breed
that
can
appear
tough
and
look
vulnerable
at
the
same
time.
He
has
that
innocence
in
his
smile
and
I
wanted
my
character
to
have
both
the
shades,"
reveals
Kumar.
The
premiere
of
the
film
was
cancelled
earlier,
but
now
that
Sanjay
is
out
on
bail,
it
might
be
arranged
soon.