Darshan
Rehearsed
Till
3
AM!
The
actor
had
to
get
adapted
to
a
completely
different
lifestyle
as
he
prepared
for
his
character
in
Kurukshetra.
His
typical
day
would
start
at
5
in
the
morning
and
end
at
midnight.
Sharing
the
details
about
his
tight
schedule,
he
said,
"From
1
to
3
am,
I
used
to
rehearse
the
dialogues
for
the
next
day's
shoot.
There
is
no
place
in
my
home
where
I
have
not
rehearsed
the
dialogues,
including
the
bathroom!"
Getting
Used
To
The
Costume
A
lot
went
into
making
Darshan
look
magnificent
on
the
big
screen.
The
long
cape
that
he
dons
in
the
opening
scene
weighed
22
kg!
"I
would
weigh
around
98
kg,
but
the
moment
I
became
Duryodhana,
I
would
become
double
the
weight
because
of
the
costume
and
gadha.
It
was
like
having
a
person
of
my
own
weight
sitting
on
me,"
Darshan
explained.
He
Was
Adamant
About
Playing
The
Role
The
actor,
further,
revealed
that
he
was
initially
approached
by
Muniratna
to
portray
Bheema's
character,
and
Upendra
was
on
the
maker's
mind
for
Duryodhana.
However,
Darshan
was
adamant
about
playing
Duryodhana
and
made
it
clear
to
the
makers
that
he
would
be
a
part
of
the
project,
only
if
he
got
to
play
the
role
that
he
wanted!
Muniratna
Surprised
When
asked
how
he
ended
up
in
the
film,
Darshan
said,
"Muniratna
called
and
said
he
wanted
to
meet
me.
Since
he
is
an
MLA,
I
thought
it
would
be
for
attending
an
event."
But,
Muniratna
surprised
him
by
offering
Kurukshetra.