Samrat Prithviraj & Chand Bardai were
Best of friends, they grew up together
and they had a strong bonding together so somewhere it was easy for us to create
I mean we had many heroes in our historical films but yes
Prithviraj stands apart he was a
Tall leader
someone we are really proud of
I would say I- The most satisfying
experience of my life is to connect with a common man
so nothing more satisfying than that
All the roles that I've been getting are positive roles larger than life
As I said, the scripts that I shot initially
pre-covid, they have been re-edited, re-shot
so people want to that's what my director said they want to see me you know
Salman Khan is a great guy
I don't know whether I'll be able to return to the Daabbang franchisee or not
But I'll always wish him all the best
Hi guys this is Himesh and welcome to PINKVILLA
Today we have with us Sonu Sood who is all gearing up for the release of Prithviraj
Welcome to PINKVILLA, Sonu it's lovely having you here
Thank you so much God bless you all
My first question to you is,
How did you first react when this script & this character came your way?
I think it was in 2017-18?
I think... '19 maybe
It was announced in 2019
Yeah Yeah
Around that time only the, they had approached me for that
and it took me to those memory lanes
when my mom used to tell stories about Prithviraj and
Chand Bardai and you know
Their friendship and how they fought so,
Never ever knew or thought that you know one day I will be playing those
characters on screen but
Very special! All thanks to Dr Chandra Prakash Dwivedi
who had so much knowledge about the history that you just have to sit with him
and you are ready to play your role so
One of the most special experiences, yes
But did you have any reference points to get the nuances of the character right?
Or was it all his vision and you-
It was a lot of his vision also
Like I said you know my mom was a professor in history and English so there was
A lot of material that I read
or heard as a kid
so even...
I had to revisit those pages those moments you know when I heard about
What Chand Bardai was you know
A visionary, an astrologer, a poet, a warrior a loyal friend so
You know I had made a few pointers and
Doctor Saab also you know
Had a complete textbook about Chand Bardai
So I think that the whole exercise you know gave us
What Chand Bardai was.
And I believe the film is based on Raso which was written by him
Right.
So, it's it's his visual
His vision of how he saw Prithviraj
as
So, how was it to you know get like yourself to play the character
in a book which was written by him?
No it's very challenging I would say
Because you know all the characters that
You see performing in front of you You believe that you've seen them
You are going to write about them and then one day they're going to be portrayed as
a movie so
You... have to live in that world which you had never seen before
But you have to believe that this is the world that you're going to create
One day
It was very special
From the day
we started the whole exercise to create how Chand Bardai should look
to the day when we completed the whole film
the whole exercise was phenomenal
We were always on our toes
When you're doing a historical film the parameters are set you have to
Stay in those parameters where they talk about diction, body language
The way the characters are going to speak, react
so it's always
a tough call
to place these roles but
yes you know you can't go wrong with diction
you can't go wrong with body language and you have to be 100% right
And you reunite with Akshay after a long time
I think Entertainment was the last where you worked together
and this is in a complete different zone
How was it to reunite with him and work with him in a historical?
You know we've done Singh is King also which was a huge hit
and then Entertainment and there's a certain chemistry that I say
I share with him
you know this comfort level that we have as actors as individuals and
In Prithviraj also,
Samrat Prithviraj & Chand Bardai were
best of friends, they grew u together
and they had a strong bonding together so
somewhere it was easy for us to create because
we know each other since many years and
especially when you're doing a historical
a lot of things are easy because you're living in that
the whole
era
the costumes, the language
and Doctor Saab is there on the set so I think that makes life easier
And Sonu you know there has been a complete
Like you have become the hero of people through the pandemic
Has that resulted in you to you know
Alter your script selection in any way?
Yes I think the whole approach has also been different
All the filmmakers, directors and writers have come with the scripts here
There's a totally different approach
Larger than life roles, superhero roles People...
An individual who comes for the masses
I think the whole narration has changed
But again that gives a huge amount responsibility on your shoulders
To choose the film right yeah
After this, I'm starting Fateh which is in August
It's an action film
A lot of patriotism in that
Really looking forward to that but yes I have to be more choosy and more responsible
And I hope I choose right scripts
But now like you have played so many negative roles through your career
Now are you looking to switch away from that or are you open to
negative leads even now?
I don't know, but all the roles that I've been getting are positive roles
Larger than life like I said the scripts that I shot initially
Pre-covid, they have been re-edited
Re-shot, so people want to-
That's what my director said they want to see me in a new light so
I've done my part in negative roles also but now I want to focus
more on positive roles and let's say let's hope I do justice to that
And what does your lineup look like from Prithviraj onwards?
Like I said, I have Fateh, There are 2 movies down South
Then I'm starting this Kisaan that we're going to start
so yes a pan full of... movies
Lots to do
And you know there's this entire pan India phenomena which is happening
Now Prithviraj is also releasing in multiple languages
how do you see this idea of you know films crossing the regional barriers?
Where we are releasing our film over there
And they are releasing their film over here
you know I was always a part of South movies
you know
and been doing movies in Tamil, Telegu, Kannada, Marathi, Chinese
A lot of movies
I always believed then also that you know
A good cinema has to be seen by everyone
Language shouldn't be a
Barrier
Barrier where people be like
I don't understand the language I don't want to see that
Now with
South movies doing so well and Hindi movies getting dubbed in South
So that conveys it all that you know entertainment has
to reach every house
Not
Important which language you shoot it so
yes that gives a huge amount of responsibility also on your shoulders
yet you have to make a good film otherwise people are not going to accept that so
Yes,
Better technicians better story
writers, better actors on their way
And now we have some fan questions for you
which people have asked on Twitter
I'll select some of the interesting ones
Okay this one is from Sumit
"What encourages him to do this character and anything he learnt from that character?"
The one that you're playing.
Periodic films always excite me
Chand Bardai was one of my favourite
characters, when narrated by my mother years back
Never knew that I'll be playing one and yes
He's a warrior, a loyal friend like I said and
A visionary who could see what's going to happen in future
So yeah that makes him very
Special.
This one is from Ayush,
If you have to choose 1 film that totally changed your career which would that be?"
I think a lot of films did their bid but
Dabbang was an important turning point I would say
This one is from Gaurav Tyagi
"Will the rhyme of Chand Bardai be included in the last sequence of Prithviraj?"
Yes it's going to be there
Oh that's interesting
This one is from Abdul Wahid, please ask my question today
Just one word for Salman Khan is it possible for you to return to the Dabbang franchisee
Yeah
Salman Khan is a great guy I don't know whether I'll be able to return to
Dabbang franchisee or not but I'll always wish him all the best yeah
This one is from
Akash Wagh,
How would you rate Prithviraj amongst all the historical films that are made in India?
I mean we had many heroes in historical films but yes
Prithviraj stands apart he was a tall leader
Someone we are really proud of
This one is from Hey Tanna He has two questions
Which role do you like more? hero or villain? And
Which is the genre you enjoy working the most?
I enjoyed playing hero and I
enjoyed playing negative roles also as long as
they bring a smile on an individual's face
The genre that I've really enjoyed is comedy and action
Okay.
You've done quite a lot of comedies actually
This one is from Aditya
How was this experience hosting the roadies?
And who's going to win it?
Roadies was very special, it was a new thing for me also
Thoroughly enjoyed that
Who's going to win?
I think you have to wait & watch
but I promise you that the next season is going to be more exciting & bigger than ever
Okay... This one is from Alsiha
Please ask him about the cast of the PV Sandhu biopic he is producing
Oh you're making a PV Sandhu biopic
and when will it go on floors?
I don't know maybe soon
The cast we haven't decided as yet
but whenever it happens I'm sure it'll
It'll be good only
Last couple of questions,
This one is from UK_Akkian
What is the promotional strategy for Prithviraj?
Are you going to tour various cities, go to the IPL finals etcetera?
I think my producers will
you know be
better ones to decide
in what way we're going to it but like I said promotions
are important but I think the content of the movie is more important
Last one, Akshay Patel
Any plans of Singh is King 2 with Akshay sir?
I don't know
I think
Anees Bazmee
the director of the movie would be a better individual to say that
Sorry, this one seemed interesting to me, Aditya Das
What inspires you to help people?
I would say I-
The most satisfying experience of my life is to connect with a common man so
Nothing more satisfying than that
Okay I think we asked enough fan questions
And before signing off any last thing that you want to say about Prithviraj to
The people who are waiting for it
So I just want to tell everyone that
Prithviraj is very very special, it's one of the most special roles of my carer
We have thoroughly enjoyed shooting for that and
I hope that people when they go to the theatres on the 3rd of June
and they will watch Prithviraj
They will come out with a lot of memories
if they have ever read about Samrat Prithviraj and yes
This is something I'm really proud of
Perfect. Thank you so much Sonu
It was lovely speaking to you and wish you all the best for the film
Thank you so much Himesh God bless. Thanks.
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