Exclusive: Behind the Scenes of Luck

“We were shooting the climax in Thailand and it was a very hectic shoot in which we had trains running at great speeds and there are mines blasting on trains. Imran had to jump off from the plane. The person sitting in the centre is Allan Amin, Read More">the action director who has done a brilliantRead More

"We were shooting the climax in Thailand and it was a very hectic shoot in which we had trains running at great speeds and there are mines blasting on trains. Imran had to jump off from the plane. The person sitting in the centre is Allan Amin, the action director who has done a brilliant job. He is one of the best in India. So this was one of the moments where we are really very tired and the heat was absolutely killing us, so in between the lunch break before we could resume the shoot, we are just sitting and chatting and enjoying the moment."

“Basically Danny sir has been one of my favorite character actors for all these years. When I got him on board I was most happy because his role is like the backbone of the film. Out of all the seven characters, Read More">Danny sir’s role is like the backbone that holds the entire film together. HowRead More

"Basically Danny sir has been one of my favorite character actors for all these years. When I got him on board I was most happy because his role is like the backbone of the film. Out of all the seven characters, Danny sir's role is like the backbone that holds the entire film together. How he brings everybody together, gets the film together plays a very important role in the film. He is one of those most professional actors who even at this particular age are fitter then any of us in the unit. Undoubtedly, he was one of the best actors to work with on the set."

Read More">“See I think usually what happens is that all the posters of a film have the lead stars of the film and people are attracted to the star cast of the film. But there are some genuine heroes in the film who are behind the scene heroes. I think my asset as a director hasRead More

"See I think usually what happens is that all the posters of a film have the lead stars of the film and people are attracted to the star cast of the film. But there are some genuine heroes in the film who are behind the scene heroes. I think my asset as a director has always been Santosh Thundiyill, the cameraman. This is the second film I am doing with him as my cameraman. He is brilliant and he is one of the heroes for the film, for me, because whatever transforms on the screen it's very important how well it has been shot and Santosh has been there throughout like a pillar."

Read More">“I and Imran share a rapport which is like between friends. Since he had read the script we did not have much of a discussion during the shoot because everything was so clear on paper that we both used to know exactly what we are shooting on next day. But this is one of thoseRead More

"I and Imran share a rapport which is like between friends. Since he had read the script we did not have much of a discussion during the shoot because everything was so clear on paper that we both used to know exactly what we are shooting on next day. But this is one of those moments in between the scene where we were discussing a few improvisations which add to the action part and the screenplay parts. Here I am kind of convincing him on that particular shot. Imran is a treat to work with. This boy is totally like a Hollywood star. Very very professional, very focused and he works only for the film and not for himself."

“This particular day we were shooting at this Cargo Dock in Durban and we were preparing for this particular shark sequence. We had the entire star cast together, Danny, Ravi Kishan, Chitrashi, Shruti…all of them and this was like a joint narration for this particular scene. All the actors were being briefed, Read More">a kind ofRead More

"This particular day we were shooting at this Cargo Dock in Durban and we were preparing for this particular shark sequence. We had the entire star cast together, Danny, Ravi Kishan, Chitrashi, Shruti...all of them and this was like a joint narration for this particular scene. All the actors were being briefed, a kind of workshop, everybody was being told the timing of the shots, the timing of the scene and dialogue etc. It was really scary shooting with the Sharks. The actors have been lucky. We shot in this ocean where we used to see huge whales swimming around us and hundred real sharks. It's been really a part of 'luck' that everybody survived the shoot."