Ranbir
Kapoor
is
playing
a
larger
than
life
quintessential
Hindi
film
hero
with
the
action
entertainer
Shamshera.
The
actor
who
is
coming
to
the
big
screen
four
years
after
he
delivered
the
blockbuster
Sanju,
is
pitted
against
Sanjay
Dutt
who
is
playing
an
evil,
merciless,
cold-hearted
brute
force
of
nature,
Shuddh
Singh.
Exclusive
interview
with
Ranbir
Kapoor,
Vaani
Kapoor
&
Karan
Malhotra
|
Shamshera|
FilmiBeat
Sanjay
Dutt
vs
Ranbir
Kapoor
is
the
clash
of
the
year
on
the
big
screen
and
Ranbir
will
be
seen
pulling
off
many
visually
stunning
action
set
pieces
in
Shamshera!
One
such
is
a
Kalaripayattu
inspired
edgy
fight
sequence
which
has
been
directed
by
Franz
Spilhaus,
who
has
previously
choreographed
films
like
the
Denzel
Washington
starrer
Safe
House
and
Hrithik
Roshan
and
Tiger
Shroff's
blockbuster
War.
Kalaripayattu
is
a
martial
art
designed
for
the
ancient
battlefield
(the
word
Kalari
meaning
battlefield),
with
weapons
and
combative
techniques
that
are
unique
to
India.
In
this
scene,
Ranbir
fights
an
army
general
with
a
long,
deadly
wooden
log
as
their
choice
of
weapon.
Director
Karan
Malhotra
explains,
"Shamshera
is
a
film
that
is
extremely
rooted
to
India
and
its
culture
and
traditions.
Being
set
in
the
1800's
it
was
important
that
action
set
pieces
also
look
from
that
era
and
are
mounted
at
a
visual
scale
like
never
before.
We
wanted
audiences
to
see
something
new
and
we
have
tried
to
achieve
this.
Ranbir
is
playing
the
Hindi
film
hero
and
he
has
to
pull
off
incredible
action
scenes.
One
such
scene
required
him
to
pull
off
a
Kalaripayattu
inspired
fight
sequence
that
we
shot
on
a
really
dusty
field
and
constructed
an
arena
that
resembled
the
arena
of
those
times!"
Karan
adds,
"As
an
actor,
Ranbir
jumps
at
anything
new!
So,
when
we
explained
the
scene
to
him,
he
wanted
to
ace
it
and
I
remember
he
put
in
many,
many
days
rehearsing
the
scene
with
the
action
director
of
this
sequence,
Franz
and
his
team.
This
scene
is
filmed
on
Balli,
who
has
to
fight
the
army
general,
at
a
hugely
critical
juncture
of
the
film.
It
was
a
challenging
shoot
sequence.
It
was
hot,
it
was
humid
and
it
was
really
really
dusty.
To
make
matters
worse,
it
was
also
windy.
But
hats
off
to
Ranbir
for
pulling
this
off
with
elan.
This
is
one
of
the
biggest
highlight
points
of
the
film
and
I
hope
people
love
it."
The
story
of
Shamshera
is
set
in
the
fictitious
city
of
Kaza,
where
a
warrior
tribe
is
imprisoned,
enslaved
and
tortured
by
a
ruthless
authoritarian
general
Shuddh
Singh.
This
is
the
story
of
a
slave
who
fights
for
his
tribe's
freedom
and
dignity
and
becomes
a
legend.
The
high-octane,
adrenaline-pumping
entertainer
is
set
in
the
1800s
in
the
heartland
of
India.
It
has
the
big
promise
of
a
never
seen
before
Ranbir
Kapoor,
who
plays
Shamshera
in
the
film!
Sanjay
Dutt
plays
Ranbir's
arch-enemy
in
this
huge
casting
coup
and
his
showdown
with
Ranbir
will
be
something
to
watch
out
for
as
they
will
ferociously
go
after
each
other
with
no
mercy.
Directed
by
Karan
Malhotra,
this
action
extravaganza
has
been
produced
by
Aditya
Chopra
and
is
set
to
release
in
Hindi,
Tamil
and
Telugu
on
July
22,
2022.