Chris Hemsworth On Shooting In India And Working With Randeep Hooda In Netflix Film Extraction
Avengers star Chris Hemsworth says he was "blown away" by the welcome he received in India and talked about working with Randeep Hooda on his debut Hollywood film
Avengers
star
Chris
Hemsworth
says
he
was
"blown
away" by
the
welcome
he
received
in
India
while
shooting
for
his
upcoming
action-drama
Extraction,
which
is
predominantly
set
in
the
subcontinent.
Hemsworth,
who
enjoys
a
huge
fan
following
in
the
country
thanks
to
his
portrayal
of
God
of
Thunder
Thor,
had
shared
videos
of
hundreds
of
people
who
had
lined
up
the
streets
of
Ahmedabad
and
Mumbai
to
watch
him
shoot
the
film.
The
fan
mania
and
logistics
were
partly
responsible
for
the
production
to
be
shifted
to
a
quiet
suburb
near
Bangkok,
Thailand,
but
Hemsworth
has
fond
memories
of
the
time
he
spent
in
India.
"We
had
such
a
great
time
in
India.
People
were
beyond
welcoming.
I've
never
had
that
kind
of
response.
I
was
blown
away.
I
thought
I
was
Beatles
or
something," the
actor
told
PTI
during
an
interaction
with
select
international
media
on
the
sets
of
the
Netflix
film.
"It
gives
you
a
false
sense
of
security.
I
felt
more
important
than
I
was.
When
I
go
back
to
Australia,
no
one
really
cares," the
36-year-old
actor
added.
Hemsworth
plays
Tyler
Rake,
a
black
market
mercenary
in
the
film,
who
embarks
on
a
deadly
mission
when
he's
enlisted
to
rescue
the
kidnapped
son
of
an
imprisoned
international
crime
lord.
The
film,
based
on
an
original
script
by
Avengers:
Infinity
War
and
Avengers:
Endgame
co-director
Joe
Russo,
is
scheduled
to
release
on
April
24.
Chris
Hemsworth
plays
a
fearless
black
market
mercenary
who
embarks
on
the
most
deadly
mission
of
his
career.
The
film
marks
the
directorial
debut
of
Sam
Hargrave,
who
has
worked
as
a
stunt
coordinator
as
well
as
the
body
double
of
Captain
America
star
Chris
Evans.
Indian
actor
Randeep
Hooda
plays
a
key
role
in
the
film,
so
does
newcomer
Rudhraksh
Jaiswal.
Hemsworth
is
confident
that
the
film
will
appeal
to
an
international
audience
as
it
is
produced
by
the
Russo
Brothers
and
is
set
in
the
Indian
subcontinent.
"It
was
something
that
I
haven't
seen
a
lot
in
this
setting.
It
has
some
beautiful
set
pieces
and
it
gave
me
a
chance
to
work
and
interact
with
wonderful
people.
We
had
such
a
great
time
in
India,
the
actor
recalled.
The
Australian
star
had
some
of
the
kindest
things
to
say
about
his
Indian
co-stars,
praising
Hooda
for
his
stillness
and
Jaiswal
for
his
emotional
performance
in
the
film.
"With
Randeep,
it's
wonderful.
Our
first
introduction
was
We
had
three
weeks
of
fighting
each
other
and
we
both
had
our
fair
share
of
cuts
and
bruises.
And
actually
a
couple
of
times
I
nicked
him,
but
it
was
by
accident
and
I
felt
very
embarrassed,
he
said
describing
the
intense
combat
sequences
they
shot
in
hot
weather.
"He
(Randeep)
wasn't
angry
at
me,"
Hemsworth
said
with
a
laugh,
adding,
"He
has
been
great
to
work
with.
And
then
we've
had
little
moments
of
quiet
dialogue."
The
actor,
who
shares
a
lot
of
screen
time
with
Jaiswal,
said
the
young
actor
reduced
people
on
the
sets
to
tears
with
his
acting.
"Rudy
is
amazing.
I'm
blown
away
by
that
kid
The
way
he
takes
direction
is
better
than
a
lot
of
adults...
With
all
honesty,
he
had
us
in
tears
a
number
of
times.
We
would
be
chatting
and
just
out
of
nowhere
he
pours
his
heart
out
and
I'm
like,
'I'm
not
supposed
to
be
upset
in
this
scene' He
will
have
a
big
career.
He's
very
talented
and
just
super
eager
to
learn."
The
working
title
of
the
film
was
Dhaka
and
that's
where
most
of
the
action
takes
place
but
the
production
team
shot
a
majority
of
the
scenes
in
India
and
then
in
a
street
near
Bangkok,
which
was
made
to
resemble
a
typically
chaotic
market
in
Bangladesh.