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Kabir Khan: ‘What’s important is how much the film is remembered’
Updated On: 25 August, 2024 07:23 AM IST | Mumbai | Mohar Basu
With Chandu Champion getting a new lease of life on OTT, director Kabir says BO figures aren’t the only parameter to judge a movie
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Kartik Aaryan in Chandu Champion
Chandu Champion may not have made much noise at the box office on its release. But Kartik Aaryan and filmmaker Kabir Khan took home the Best Actor and Best Director trophies at a recent international film festival. To Khan, the honour holds special importance for a reason. “Since it was from an international jury, composed of celebrated filmmakers and critics who are judging you only on the basis of the film, it gives you validation. When I heard Chandu Champion’s story, I knew it had to be told, and if I didn’t tell this story, it would be a crime that our country would never get to know about Murlikant [Petkar].”
Making the biopic was challenging for both Khan and his leading man. The director recalls, “The making was tough given the kind of transformation Kartik had to go through. It’s not easy to go from 39 per cent body fat to seven per cent. He dedicated a year-and-a-half to learning boxing because he fought against real boxers in the film.”
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