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Chuck Russell on Junglee: Made film keeping Vidyut Jammwal in mind
Updated On: 22 March, 2019 04:18 PM IST | Mumbai | Sonil Dedhia
The Mask director Chuck Russell on being fascinated by desi 'talent' as he talks of his Bollywood debut
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Vidyut Jammwal and Chuck Russell on the set of Junglee
Best remembered for Hollywood offerings like The Mask (1994) and Eraser (1996), Chuck Russell says the talent in the Hindi film industry often caught his attention. "Films like Dangal [2016], 3 Idiots [2009] and Sultan [2016] are among my favourites," says the director, whose Bollywood debut, Junglee, is set to hit screens next week.
Talking of the Vidyut Jammwal actioner, he adds, "When [producer] Priti Shahani sent me the original story, I knew that this [film] was special. I realised I would need to combine action with humour and songs to tell a tale that could address a global problem of a threat to elephants." Junglee revolves around a veterinarian, who, upon returning to his father's elephant reserve, encounters and fights against poachers. The film, he suggests, demanded the kind of action that only an actor like Jammwal could pull off. "There have been instances in the past when I have made films [whilst keeping an] actor in mind. This script needed Vidyut. The audience had not expected a film like The Mask from me. Junglee is going to be [another] shock for them."
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