Casting to Rehabilitation, real journey of our on-screen athletes

Updated On: 30 August, 2023 07:03 AM IST | Mumbai | The Hitlist Team

With sports films being a hot favourite among directors, mid-day chronicles the making of an athlete for the screen

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Step 1: Casting

Surprising though it may seem, physical fitness trainers and physiotherapists can also have a hand in the casting process for a film. Physiotherapist Vaibhav Patil had said of his work on Ranveer Singh’s 83, “We are appointed early on, often when [casting is underway]. For a film like 83, where [we] needed actors to look like the cricketing legends they were set to play, the casting process was crucial. As a physio, I analyse if a person will be able to replicate a desired body language and discuss that [with the makers].” If a director was keen to rope in an actor despite suggestions, Patil says they would spend more time with the actor to “address imbalances”.

Eshan Naqvi, one of Parineeti Chopra’s trainers for Saina, had also spoken of the advantage that the actor had, that made her suited for the part. “She has a good hand-to-eye-coordination,” he had said, adding that her training in kalaripayattu and yoga was a bonus because “flexibility is a key factor in badminton.” “Because the shuttle can move in any direction, a player should be able to move and twist accordingly — pull herself, and turn in any direction. She had that flexibility.”

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