The pressure of biopics
National Award winner Vicky Kaushal is preparing to keep you at the edge of your seat along with his upcoming film 'Bhoot Part One: The Haunted Ship', made by Karan Johar's Dharma Productions. The film is slated for release on February 21.
Meanwhile, the actor includes a slew of films in the works, including a biopic of Uddham Singh, the person who killed the Governor of Punjab in 1940 in response to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. "
I've just returned from the shoot. I have signed a number of movies, however the announcements are yet to be produced. After Uddham Singh, we've 'Takht' to get started with," Kaushal reveals about his upcoming projects.
Shoojit Sircar, whom Kaushal is in absolute awe of, is directing the 'Uddham Singh' biopic. "Uddham Singh is his dream project. When he came to Mumbai, he previously brought this dream project with him. The budget of the film is huge, which he could not reunite then. Secondly, at that time in time, there were almost five 'Bhagat Singh' biopics being made. So, he had parked the script for the moment.
I am happy that it is being made now and I am the part of the film," smiles the actor, who says that most importantly, Sircar is a humble man. "I have surely got to learn so many things regarding filmmaking from him. First and foremost, he is such a very simple man. He has his own principles and thinking aswell. His emotions rely upon human values," he says.
When asked about whether or not biopics are challenging for him, the 31-year-old nods his head in the affirmative. "You have the challenge of fulfilling the tasks because you are reprising that each.
People understand that individual because you have observed that person or read about him from history. Those liberties of performing get limited as you must play within those restricted lines only," he explains, further giving an example of another biopic he's working on.
