In Netflix’s brutal drama Thar, Anil Kapoor and Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor will soon share screen time. The father-son combo previously appeared in AKvsAK and will now star in the visually stunning thriller drama. Anil Kapoor shared what drew him to the project during the teaser premiere.
“I think it’s all the young talent that is involved in the film that attracted me. I feel there is so much to learn from them, and I love taking risks and most of the time risks have paid off and hopefully it will pay off with Thar also. I was in Austria and Harsh pitched the script to me. I read it in one go and loved it. Then Harsh introduced me to the director, so I met him and liked him as a person. For me it’s important to work with good people.”
Anil Kapoor claimed that several of his proposals were rejected by his son Harsh Varrdhan during his second collaboration with him. When asked about AK against AK, Anil Kapoor stated, “The tentativeness and anxiousness was there when we started AK vs AK. Harsh had a long monologue in the film and I had never done that in my career. But when Harsh finished the shot – Vikram (Motwane) and Anurag (Kashyap) have always been critical yet encouraging for him – Anurag clapped, and Vikram hugged him. So, there I saw what he is capable of.”
The veteran actor further added, “People have this wrong impression of him that he is introvert and serious. But when I saw him do that scene which was so funny, I was happy that media, critics and everybody praised his work and loved what he did. So, I feel happy and proud. When we were shooting for Thar, I had one or two suggestions, but he rejected it (laughs). He did it in his own way, and he was right and I was wrong. I enjoyed working with him.”
Harsh Varrdhan also had thoughts on working with his dad, the actor said, “That was different (AK vs AK), but this is cinematic, more visual, a cinematic experience. The idea is to break away from the convention what people would expect a father and son to do, but live the characters and try to be honest to the characters.”
Thar is expected to premiere on the streaming platform on May 6th.
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