'Kokata's political turbulence justifies 'Gunday' characters'
Bollywood director Ali Abbas Zafar, of "Mere Brother Ki Dulhan" fame,
says the politically turbulent nature of Kolkata will help audiences to
understand the characters and story of his next venture "Gunday" better.
"It's quite a politically turbulent city and once you see the film you
will understand why these characters take birth in Kolkata and go on
their journey, " Zafar said at a media conference here Tuesday.
The director is in the city to shoot "Gunday", an action-drama cum
romance starring Ranveer Singh, Arjun Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra in lead
roles, set in in the eastern metropolis.
"The film is set between 1971 to 1988, in Kolkata. I believe that every
story needs a soil and that every story has a certain political, social
requirement.
And the story we are making required certain kind of set up and Kolkata is the place I decided to set the film in," said Zafar.
"Gunday" produced by Aditya Chopra under the Yash Raj Films banner, is a
story of two thieves Bickram (Ranveer Singh) and Bala (Arjun Kapoor)
who later enter the mafia.
"It is a fictional story but it is based on lot of real events that
happened between 1971 and 1988. It is a story of Bikram and Bala who
start from being small-time wagon breakers and how with time they become
black
marketing mafias. While writing the script I very consciously took a
decision to base it in Kolkata," said Zafar about the film slated for a
release later this year.
According to Zafar, although "Gunday" is set in Kolkata and the
characters are Bengali, sticking to Hindi was a conscious decision.
"It is set in Kolkata but its soul raises a question for the whole of the country.
"If you try to push the language too much and if you are not too
comfortable, it sounds a bit of mockery and sounds a little superficial
and I don't want to do that. And very consciously we took a decision to
stick to one
language and that is Hindi," said Zafar, who termed the city
fascinating.
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