Mumbai: In an exclusive interview with Suniel Shetty, Sooraj Pancholi, and Akanksha Sharma, the cast of "Kesari Veer" discusses their film, which coincidentally mirrors recent events in the country. Suniel Shetty emphasizes the importance of unity and patriotism, highlighting the film's message of people coming together to fight against evil. The conversation also touches on the current state of Hindi cinema, the challenges of acting in historical films, and the portrayal of complex history on screen. The actors share their insights on their experiences and the impact of their roles on their careers.
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00:00Hello everyone, welcome to Anis and congratulations for case review that's about to release 16th of May in theatres.
00:05My first question is for all of you and I would like all your inputs.
00:10The film strangely mirrors what has happened to our country in the past one week, you know, invaders came, they attacked us.
00:18In the light of such events and as I say that, you know, history repeats itself.
00:22Playing these characters and then following it up through the marketing leg of the film, through the promotion.
00:31What's your mind space like, you know, in your opinion, how does it, the larger narrative, how does it play out to the audience when the film ends up?
00:38I think in the end, the message in the end is very clear that country above anything else.
00:46And that's what KCV is all about. It's about people coming together, simple people from different
00:51walks of life who come together to fight for one cause and that is evil.
00:56And that's the way we should be thinking even today. Let not hatred, let not fear take over.
01:04But let your combined strength and our values take over and show the world that we are one.
01:10And we never would be disturbed. It happened. 26-11 happened. But Mumbai got up the very next day,
01:17saluting all the people who lost their lives, saluting all the people in uniform who lost their life.
01:24We're more vigilant now. We're more aware now. And I think that's the message that this film also gives.
01:30And even then it gave. And that's why for years together and generations together,
01:34those are few things that we've never forgotten. You know, values, relationships, our culture, our gods, our goddesses.
01:46You know, the love for Shivaji has only grown over a period of time. And you see in the last few years,
01:53that this awareness among the youth is also massive. I mean, when did young children
02:01and young boys and girls go on pilgrimages? When did they go to all these places? We've never heard of it.
02:09They always said that once you retire or you've given up in life or, you know,
02:13you know, retirement ho gaya, to aap, aap chaar dham jao. And he said, nahi, aaj,
02:17my Ujjain, har, har, hafte bhaagna chahata hoon. You know, Shivaji ki puja har hafte karta hoon.
02:24Jo, shayad, humne pehle kabhi nahi gaya hai. So, this is, this is what Keshri Veer is all about.
02:29And Suraj and Akanksha, your inputs.
02:34I mean, you said history repeating itself right now.
02:36I think there is a Keshri Veer and every soldier of ours who are protecting us. We are here giving
02:45interviews and right now they are out there on the battlefield protecting all of us.
02:50That is what our film is also about, protecting our people, protecting our families and whoever has
03:00ever tried to invade us, we have given them back what they deserve. So, I think,
03:08people who are doing bad to us right now are getting back what they deserve.
03:12So, yeah.
03:13Okay. And Akanksha?
03:15Very rightly said and I would also like to add in that
03:19Sunil sir is playing my father, he is the leader of the Beel community and Suraj is playing Hamidji
03:26Gohil. But one thing which was common in both of them and even in my character was that it didn't
03:33matter where they came from. But they all had one thing in, they all wanted to fight for one thing.
03:39And at the end of the day, it doesn't matter if you are the king or if you are Beel or anything,
03:44all you, all that matters is that you all fight for the same thing. And when we all come together,
03:50then, Jeev to hamaari vakti is. True. Absolutely.
03:54And he says, he says, Shastra ko shastru mein badalne ka vakt a gya hai.
03:58Mm-hmm.
03:59Varna haam kabhi aise nahi hai. Yeah.
04:01Hum, hum, hum, kisi ke...
04:02They never had the philosophy of attacking first.
04:04Yeah, even in border, hum toh kisi ki dharti pe nazar utha ki bhi nahi dekhte.
04:09Lekin itne kair vachche bhi nahi hai ki koi humare dharti maa pe nazar utha hai.
04:14Aram chup chap bai tha hai. True.
04:16I think every film of ours also talks about, we only talk peace.
04:23Even in our film, we always have, even in our film, we want them
04:28that you are taking,
04:30Yeah, stop.
04:31You are taking the wrong call and you are messing with the wrong people. Go back.
04:35We want peace. But then we have to do what we have to do.
04:40Sometimes you have to show the teeth.
04:41Yeah. Sometimes you have to show the teeth. See, that is what Sanatana dharma is also all about.
04:46It's about love. It's about peace. It's about brotherhood. It's about doing good and being good.
04:55And I was listening to one of your earlier interviews. You mentioned that, you know,
04:58in current climate of the cinema, the emotion far is most, it lays heavily compared to the action.
05:06I would request you to elaborate further on that since you have done action for a very, very long time.
05:10No. Come again?
05:11You said that, you know, emotion bypasses the intensity of action in the current cinematic climate.
05:17No. I feel action, it lacks emotion. Action lacks emotion. Here is where action is backed by very
05:27strong emotions and only when action is backed by very strong emotions. It could be for the country.
05:32It could be for your loved one. It could be for anything that is dear to you. When it is backed by that,
05:39the audience doesn't see it as action. The audience sees it at a natural cost that has to be taken.
05:46If I am in place, then I do this. And that is very important to understand. End user,
05:53that is very important to understand. Inclusive is very important to understand. And when you
05:59test that, you are traveling when you turn a right breath, your emotion is filled with the style,
06:06gimmicks and edit and cable work. You know, when Sunny Baa Ji pulls up the pump,
06:10the people do not think how to pump the pump. The emotion is so powerful that you do not
06:16You can raise your hand, emotionally it's so powerful that you can't be wrong and that's where things work.
06:25And Souraj, playing a character in a film which is set back in time, of course, it comes with a lot of logistical challenges.
06:32As he mentioned, you know, there are 30 kilos, costumes itself are very heavy.
06:37How do you make your way around such things and focus solely on the performance despite all of the fringes?
06:43Sir, luckily our team was very good.
06:46Our production team, our direction team, they supported us all.
06:52They never made us feel a very big load even though we were going through so much.
06:58We had in the pool, in the pool, in the pool, in the pool, in the pool, in the pool, in the pool.
07:04We had to wear that costume from the morning to the morning.
07:07We had to do this every day.
07:08We had to wear that hair, that makeup, that blood.
07:11We had to wear heavy clothes.
07:13But I think all that is kept aside when there is so much emotion.
07:20Our set, we knew what we were making and we knew what responsibility we had.
07:26So all of that was nothing for us.
07:28We wanted to make a good film for firstly ourselves and secondly the audience.
07:33I think, I hope we have done a good job.
07:37Yeah, absolutely.
07:38And my next question is for Akanksha.
07:39You know, actors generally, they start off with something which is quite easy when it
07:44comes to a character demanding physically.
07:46You know, when you work in something of this sort in the initial phase of your career,
07:50how do you see it moulding the performer in you in the longer run?
07:56It definitely challenged a lot of things.
08:00It actually got me closer to who I was.
08:04The entire process of knowing what Rajal was like, I had to tap into all these different emotions,
08:11different layers of what she must have gone through because she wanted to do what was
08:20right for the people and she put them above anything else.
08:24So, and she meant bravery, she meant courage, she meant love.
08:29So to incorporate all of that into this performance, I think I met myself in this journey.
08:39And my last question is for Sunil, sir.
08:42In the current cinematic climate, you know, it comes off across as, you know, the stories
08:47are either black or white, but history as we see, as we delve into it further, we realize
08:52that it's very messy.
08:53Some calls that someone has taken few years ago, 100-1200 years ago, they might not still
08:58be very relevant and they could still again become relevant in another thousand years.
09:02In that sense, since you have been, you know, one of the strongest pillars of our cinema,
09:08what do you have to say about, you know, the history being messy and it's not being portrayed
09:13cinematically?
09:14I think it's the responsibility of the actors and the directors to make sure that the narrative
09:18is beautiful.
09:19They're not hurting sentiments, but at the same time telling the story beautifully, telling
09:24people about the rich heritage and culture of the country and, you know, of the people
09:29and doing that.
09:30And that's the attempt that we are trying to do.
09:32R&D research on scripts, sitting with the right people, historians who are aware of facts
09:43and figures is very, very important.
09:45And that's the beauty of the director that we have, a very intelligent, well-read director
09:52whose knowledge is very, very thorough.
09:55You know, it's not gimmicky.
09:56This film is not gimmicky and it's not just about war.
09:59It's about relationships.
10:02It's about communities who didn't necessarily get along with each other, but didn't cross
10:07Siddha straight away, but come the enemy and they come together.
10:13Yeah, absolutely.
10:14You know, come the enemy and it changes and that's what this country needs to do forever.
10:18Yeah.
10:19If we are one, how does anything matter to us?
10:22True.
10:23How does, who is opposite us ever matter to us?
10:25You know, and that's why they always say you should be, always be a part of a team sport.
10:30So you will understand the highs and lows of life because you share grief and you share
10:34joy together.
10:35Absolutely.
10:36And that is the beauty of this film and the people of India.
10:40You know, without anything also, you see they are the happiest people in the world.
10:44Yeah.
10:45Come Diwali, come Christmas, come Eid, festivals, they thrive on these aspects.
10:51Absolutely.
10:52So I think it's, it's, it's the filmmaker's responsibility also to make sure that you don't
10:58cross the path and you're not, you're not hurting sentiments.
11:02And we've been very careful about all that in this film, constantly been speaking to the
11:09producer and the director who are as active as any one of us.
11:13You know, they may, may not be in front of the screen today.
11:16They might, you might not know them, but they are the ones who are responsible for putting
11:20such a beautiful film together.
11:22Okay.
11:23Perfect.
11:24So with that, we have reached the end of this conversation.
11:25If there's anything, anything that I may have missed asking as a question or something
11:28that you would have loved to talk about.
11:29So please feel free.
11:30I think, I think you did a great job and good questions and very well put across.
11:36Yeah.
11:37So on that note, thank you so much.
11:38And I wish you all the best for Kisri Veer.
11:39Thank you so much.
11:41Thank you Akshay.
11:42Thank you Akshay.