Speaking to IANS, Kabir, who is known for his directorial work in '83' and 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan', talked about casting Kartik as 'Chandu Champion'.
The film is based on India's first Paralympic gold medalist Murlikant Petkar.
Kabir told IANS, "When I was writing the script of 'Chandu'... Obviously, when you are writing the script, you have an image in your mind. And that image, that character. There is an age, personality, attitude.. So, when you have these signals, the next step is to identify which actor can embody all these characteristics very strongly, I felt those characteristics in Kartik Aryan. Did.
"We have never worked before, not even met properly. Then we had a meeting for about two and a half hours, during which we talked a lot about the film. During our conversation as a director this It's my job to know whether he is ready for the film or not." Perfectly suited for this character. A director's instincts are very strong. After a 2.5-hour meeting with him, I was very clear that Kartik would be the 'Chandu champion'," shared Kabir.
The 'Ek Tha Tiger' director further revealed that he had two questions, which Kartik immediately answered.
"I had only two questions, which Karthik answered without paying attention, one about the haircut, and the other about the very difficult physical transformation because he (Petkar) is a top international level athlete. Karthik had to answer both. There was no hesitation in the question. I knew he would go the extra mile to make it happen,” Kabir Khan concluded.
'Chandu Champion' is jointly produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and Kabir Khan.
This film will be released in theaters on June 14.
The film is based on India's first Paralympic gold medalist Murlikant Petkar.
Kabir told IANS, "When I was writing the script of 'Chandu'... Obviously, when you are writing the script, you have an image in your mind. And that image, that character. There is an age, personality, attitude.. So, when you have these signals, the next step is to identify which actor can embody all these characteristics very strongly, I felt those characteristics in Kartik Aryan. Did.
"We have never worked before, not even met properly. Then we had a meeting for about two and a half hours, during which we talked a lot about the film. During our conversation as a director this It's my job to know whether he is ready for the film or not." Perfectly suited for this character. A director's instincts are very strong. After a 2.5-hour meeting with him, I was very clear that Kartik would be the 'Chandu champion'," shared Kabir.
The 'Ek Tha Tiger' director further revealed that he had two questions, which Kartik immediately answered.
"I had only two questions, which Karthik answered without paying attention, one about the haircut, and the other about the very difficult physical transformation because he (Petkar) is a top international level athlete. Karthik had to answer both. There was no hesitation in the question. I knew he would go the extra mile to make it happen,” Kabir Khan concluded.
'Chandu Champion' is jointly produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and Kabir Khan.
This film will be released in theaters on June 14.
