Hansal
Mehta's
directorial
Chhalaang
marks
his
fifth
collaboration
with
actor
Rajkummar
Rao.
The
duo
has
worked
together
in
Shahid,
Aligarh,
Omerta
and
CityLights.
Yesterday
(November
13,
2020),
Chhalaang
released
on
Amazon
Prime
Video,
and
the
film
has
been
receiving
mixed
response
from
the
audiences.
In
his
recent
tete-a-tete
with
an
entertainment
portal,
Hansal
Mehta
opened
up
about
his
equation
with
Rao,
and
said
he's
a
part
of
his
family.
Mehta
told
DNA,
"This
is
our
5th
film
together
and
our
6th
collaboration.
Our
relationship
surely
has
evolved
over
time.
He
is
more
than
just
a
collaborator
or
an
actor.
He
is
a
part
of
my
family.
Having
said
that,
every
new
film
comes
with
its
own
set
of
challenges,
and
as
director
and
actor
we
are
both
always
looking
at
challenging
ourselves
and
are
keen
to
ready
to
push
ourselves
further
to
try
new
things
and
that
is
the
constant
factor
in
our
evolving
relationship."
Chhalaang,
which
is
a
sports-based
drama,
is
a
new
territory
for
both
Mehta
and
Rao.
When
Mehta
was
asked
about
Chhalaang,
he
said,
"Chhalaang
is
like
a
leap
of
faith
for
me.
Raj
(Rajkumar
Rao)
and
me,
we
have
made
different
kinds
of
films
together.
All
our
films,
that
were
intense
previously,
have
been
well
received
by
the
audiences.
But,
we
felt
it
was
time
to
try
some
new
territory.
And
although
Raj
was
doing
humour-kind
of
films,
I
felt
he
had
that
urge
that
I
should
also
try
my
hand
at
humour."
He
further
added,
"Luv,
who
was
shooting
in
London
at
that
time,
called
me
and
narrated
this
idea
to
me
and
I
thought
to
myself
that
it
is
a
lovely
idea,
something
worth
taking
a
leap
of
faith."