Yash
Raj
Film's
War
is
an
all-time
historic
blockbuster
that
set
the
box
office
on
fire
in
2019
and
became
the
highest
grossing
film
of
the
year.
Directed
by
Siddharth
Anand,
the
film
starred
two
of
the
biggest
action
superstars
of
the
country,
Hrithik
Roshan
and
Tiger
Shroff
in
an
adrenaline
pumping
face
off.
On
the
1st
anniversary
of
the
film
that
grossed
close
to
320
crore
nett
in
India,
Siddharth
Anand
reveals
that
Aditya
Chopra
and
he
had
set
out
to
achieve
a
new
benchmark
for
action
spectacles
in
India
with
War.
Siddharth
says,
"When
we
started
out,
the
script
of
War
was
being
written,
I
was
writing
it
like
an
English
film.
It
didn't
have
songs,
its
language
was
very
new.
When
I
say
language,
I
don't
mean
spoken
language,
it
is
the
language
of
the
film,
the
way
scenes
unfold.
The
content
of
each
scene,
the
way
the
screenplay
unfolds,
it
was
a
little
complex
in
terms
of
the
timeline
and
the
way
things
were
moving,
it
was
like
a
relentless
thriller.
I
didn't
know
what
the
palette
of
the
audience
would
be
in
2
years
to
the
time
the
film
releases,
to
keep
up
with
the
current
trends,
the
evolving
taste
of
the
audience."
He
adds,
"When
the
film
came
out,
it
was
extremely
relevant
and
contemporary
thankfully,
that
was
the
endeavor.
When
the
film
was
cast,
it
had
Hrithik
and
Tiger
-
the
casting
was
just
through
the
roof!
It
was
a
dream
cast
and
we
weren't
expecting
two
superstars
coming
together!
Now-a-days
to
get
one
actor
on
a
film
is
so
tough,
and
to
get
two
superstars
was
like
a
dream.
So,
naturally
the
expectations
of
the
film
went
high."
Siddharth
has
always
given
something
new
to
audiences
through
his
cinema.
From
Salaam
Namaste,
Ta
Ra
Rum
Pum,
Bang
Bang!
and
now
War,
the
director
has
shown
that
he
is
an
extremely
ambitious
film-maker
who
wants
to
bring
forth
newness
on
screen.
He
says,
"The
fact
that
we
got
two
action
superstars,
we
had
to
set
a
benchmark.
When
I
started
making
action
films,
I
started
in
2012,
I
just
knew
that
there
is
no
benchmark
or
template
for
me
in
India.
Because
I
don't
think
we
make
many
action
films
or
good
action
films
in
India.
I
wanted
to
beat
my
own
expectations
of
what
I've
achieved
in
the
previous
action
films.
My
competition
was
the
action
in
Bang
Bang!
There
was
very
new,
very
radical
stuff
that
we
did
in
Bang
Bang!
and
I
was
competing
with
that
and
wanted
to
give
audiences
a
little
more
than
that
and
I
ended
up
giving
them
a
whole
lot
more
with
War!"
Talking
about
his
creative
discussions
that
he
had
with
YRF
head
honcho
Aditya
Chopra
while
setting
out
to
make
War,
Siddharth
reveals,
"The
most
important
factor
in
making
a
big
action
spectacle
film
is
the
producer.
And
we
had
someone
like
Adi,
who
is
a
no
holds
barred
producer.
He
doesn't
spare
any
expenses
but
of
course
he
makes
sure
that
the
money
is
well
spent
and
correctly
spent.
And
whatever
you
spend
it
shows
on
screen.
I
had
someone
who
doesn't
flinch
in
giving
the
audience
a
spectacle
that
they
have
not
seen
and
rise
beyond
the
expectations!"
He
adds,
"I
mean
he
is
the
kind
of
a
producer
who
I
could
give
mad
suggestion
like
-
lets
go
shoot
a
car
chase
sequence
in
the
arctic.
I
mean
any
other
producer
at
that
point
in
time
would've
said
you
have
Hrithik
and
Tiger,
just
do
the
action
sequence
on
a
set
and
do
some
mind-blowing
action
within
that
set,
blow
up
the
set
if
you
want.
I
did
that
also
and
I
did
the
arctic
car
chase,
so
the
fact
that
I
can
even
suggest
these
things
because
I
know
that
there
is
an
equally
mad
producer
in
Adi,
who
just
lives
and
breathes
films
and
cinema;
and
is
there
only
to
better
it."