Security personnel at Kolkata airport were placed on high alert on Sunday after they received information from a passenger who suspected that a bomb could be planted on a private airline plane.
Vicky Kaushal has today become a household name after proving his mettle as a commendable actor. Born to stunt director Sham Kaushal, he has always been exposed to the highs and lows of the Indian film industry. But when the Dunki actor finally stepped into the industry, there were times when people would refuse to audition him.
During an interaction with Friday Talkies Vicky Kaushal’s father Sham Kaushal opened up about his son’s journey in the industry. The action director stated that initially, people would refuse to audition Vicky stating ‘Vicky ka kya audition lena.’
This is when he told his son not to be disappointed by it and to turn it into his source of strength. Sham told Vicky Kaushal that unless he experiences humiliation, he won’t truly grow. “Make that insult your strength,” he told the Dunki actor.
The veteran stunt specialist also shared that even though he had been working closely with many filmmakers, he never approached anyone to give work to his child. During the chat, Sham also recalled the time when Katrina Kaif’s husband, Vicky was hesitant to do minor roles in his debut movie Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana.
When the star was offered multiple small scenes in the film, many people told him not to do the role. But it was his father who thought ‘beggars can’t be choosers’ and told the Sam Bahadur star to listen to his heart. When the actor later called his dad to inform him, “I keep looking for work and they are giving me work so I want to do it” he stood by his decision.
While talking to the same publication, Sham recalled the time when Vicky and Sunny Kaushal expressed their desire to join Bollywood. Since he is also earning his bread and butter by working in the industry, the father couldn’t say no to his kids.
However, he did think that people might offer them tea out of respect for him but nobody would invest crores in a film with them. But since he came from a village and worked hard in the industry, he believed that if the boys stayed honest and put in effort, they would not be denied films.
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Hugh Grant’s performance in Heretic has been receiving praise from both audiences and critics for its dark and psychological storyline, as well as for the actor’s portrayal of a sinister character.
While Grant is mostly known to play soft characters like in the movies Notting Hill and Four Weddings and a Funeral, the fans have gotten to see a completely different side of the actor, which is brutal and horrifying.
Speaking about Grant’s role in Heretic, the film’s directors, Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, shared that they were blown away by the actor’s portrayal of Mr. Reed. In an interview with Variety, the filmmakers explained that they decided to cast Grant after reflecting on his work in Cloud Atlas.
They revealed, “We’ve been blown away by Hugh—of course, we grew up watching all of his incredible romantic comedies.” Beck and Woods added, “But ten years ago, when we saw Cloud Atlas, we noticed him in the credits and realized he played all these different parts. It was so exciting to see an artist challenge themselves.”
The directors also disclosed that the Love Actually actor loves to take risks. More than they studied Grant, they claimed it was the actor himself who fully immersed in the character to understand him inside and out.
Woods mentioned that the team was constantly emailing Grant, trying to answer all his questions about Mr. Reed, including his motivations, religious beliefs, and background.
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The filmmaker went on to elaborate: “We sent at least 200 pages of emails back and forth discussing the topics in the movie. He really wanted to understand where we are coming from, what our history was with religion and philosophy, and where Reed was coming from.”
As for Heretic, the movie revolves around young missionaries, played by Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East, who get trapped in the deadly game of rat and mouse. The only way for them to make it out of the game alive is to have faith.
Heretic is running successfully in theaters.
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