Karan Malhotra talks about a single take action scene from 'Shamshera'
- IndiaGlitz, [Thursday,July 21 2022]
Filmmaker Karan Malhotra is currently busy with the promotions of his soon to be released film 'Shamshera'. An action drama set in colonial India, 'Shamshera' stars Ranbir Kapoor and Vaani Kapoor in the lead and Sanjay Dutt as the antagonist. In a recent promotional interview for the film, Karan talked about a specific action scene which required them to recreate a 400 foot train.
He told IANS, “From our set design to action set pieces, everything was crafted to ensure that Shamshera gives the audience a visual extravaganza that is unforgettable. However, we were clear that whatever we did, it had to look like it was from the era that the film is set in. One such larger-than-life action sequence happens on a train. There were challenges because getting a train from the 1800s wasn’t possible.”
He further added, “So, we created an approximately 400-foot train for that sequence. It was a huge task! I congratulate the production design and YFX (YRF’s VFX arm) team of Shamshera for taking up such a mammoth responsibility and executing it so brilliantly. It took around a month to construct this train in all its glory. For me, I had to do a massive action sequence on the train and I was adamant about showing how grand such a sequence can look on the big screen.
Karan concluded by saying, “I wanted to do it in one take so that the adrenaline rush the audiences feel while watching it would be unparalleled to anything they have ever seen! Credit to Ranbir for acing this scene. I remember telling him after shooting this that he was born to do action films because he is naturally gifted as an actor to play any part convincingly. You have to see the film to understand what he has done as an action hero in Shamshera!