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Sanjay Gupta: Was taken by Fardeen Khan's transformation
Updated On: 14 October, 2021 07:13 AM IST | Mumbai | Mohar Basu
As Khan’s comeback vehicle Visfot rolls in Mumbai, producer Gupta on how the actor’s casting happened due to a chance meeting
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Khan. Pic/Yogen Shah. (right) Deshmukh stars as the parallel lead
Two years ago, Sanjay Gupta’s agents in Los Angeles sent him the link of the Venezuelan film, Rock, Paper, Scissors (2012), which was the country’s official entry for the Oscars that year. The remake rights were up for grabs. After watching the drama, Gupta knew that it was the perfect recipe for a slick Bollywood thriller. That’s how he started his journey for Visfot, the Fardeen Khan and Riteish Deshmukh starrer that goes on floors today. “During the first lockdown, we commissioned writers Hussain and Abbas Dalal to [adapt] the film,” begins Gupta.
The film will mark Khan’s return to Bollywood after 11 years. While Deshmukh was his first choice for one of the leads, Khan’s casting happened by chance. “When we were still looking to cast the other lead, I met Fardeen and was taken by his transformation. He is so hungry to get back to the saddle, and has worked hard to lose oodles of weight. Riteish watched the film first, post which he read the script. He felt the script was better.”
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