Siddhant Chaturvedi is gearing up for the release of Yudhra, his first film as a solo hero. While Siddhant is excited about this milestone in his career, he is also nervous and has a sense of fear. In a recent chat, the actor said that he’s sure the film will leave people surprised.
“I’ve always wanted to come into the cinemas because everybody has some kind of aspiration, and this is that kind of film. I want people to shower love, be excited and be on the edge of their seats. Some things are not in your control and hopefully, things will turn out well. But there’s a bit of pressure and fear, which is part of the job. I’m sure this film will surprise people,” the 31-year-old actor told PTI.
Yudhra is a high-octane, action film wherein Siddhant will be seen using Jiu-Jitsu, Japanese martial arts, kickboxing, taekwondo, and gymnastics to impress the audience. “We wanted the international crew and the action directors are the ones who trained Tom Cruise for ‘The Last Samurai’, ‘Die Hard’, and the biggest films out there. But because of the pandemic for those two years, there were restrictions so everything was on halt. Then I did ‘Gehraiyaan’, ‘Phone Bhoot’, and ‘Bunty Aur Babli 2’,” he said.
The film was officially announced in 2021 and took nearly four years to make because of the pandemic. “I was working out for three to four hours every day. I self-trained myself, watched a lot of videos, and listened to motivational music, and that helped me get into the physique. When we shot, it was so easy because I had been doing that for two years in my head, like fighting with people, doing shadow boxing, I was in the ‘Karate Kid’ zone. I love action and I wanted to give it all,” the actor added.
Siddhant said he signed the film when the action genre didn’t have much attention in the current zeitgeist. “In 2019, I can’t count any action films that were coming up. There was a market for action films but not in a slick way. There was a roundtable with Ayushmann and Ranveer they were like, ‘We don’t make slick action films.’ This was right after I had signed it,” he said.
“Then ‘War’, ‘Pathaan’ and all of these films came, but I still feel this film is different from that. It is a different attempt, it is not just based on violence or for effect, it has a great story, it has twists and turns, and it is a roller coaster ride along with romance, action, and everything,” the actor said.
Besides Siddhant, the film also stars Malavika Mohanan and Raghav Juyal.
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