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Sudhanshu Pandey hopes to strike it big with ‘Singh is Kinng’
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Playing their parts Boman Irani and Sudhanshu in ‘Singh is Kinng’
Until recently, Sudhanshu Pandey’s work in television has been far more recognised than his films. All that might change when Singh is Kinng releases. The focus is more on Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif and Sudhanshu has no pr
oblems with it. “Akshay is right up there after five hits and I am still an aspiring actor climbing up one step at a time. Singh is Kinng is more Akshay’s film than mine. Having said that, I have a very important role in it,” he says.
Sudhanshu is impressed with Aneez Bazmee’s method of working. “He is a fantastic director; amongst all the films I’ve done, this has been the most smooth sailing shooting process so far,” he says. “Singh is Kinng”, says Sudhanshu, “features a turban-clad mafia gang that includes me. I am the aggressive one of the lot and push the group in and out of situations. Akshay is a friend from the village who comes to visit us. The film is an action comedy.”
He recalls shooting for over two months at Gold Coast, Australia, and performing daredevil stunts.
“We performed a number of stunts and were trained by Danny Baldwin, who has worked in films like The Ghost and the Darkness and The Last Samurai… It was an eye-opener to learn how the dangerous stunts could be performed smoothly. I think this film will raise the bar for action in Indian cinema.”
The actor made his film debut with Akshay Kumar’s Khiladi 420 and calls Singh is Kinng the beginning of his new innings. “After television I had taken a long break and this is a good way to restart. I have also been signed on for Sunny Deol’s The Man,” she states. His television serials include Akela, Beta and Yeh Meri Life Hai. But the actor is not considered returning to the small screen. “I don’t have in me to work 24/7 at a stretch. Plus, cinema brings in new challenges. I did a small role in Sanjay Gupta’s Dus Kahaniyan as well,” he says.
Moving on, Sudhanshu is looking forward to Alibaug, again produced by Sanjay Gupta, for which he has recorded three songs.
“The experience of being with Band of Boys for three years helped,” he laughs, looking back at his singing days. Do we see him cut an album? “Maybe in the near future.”
SANGEETHA DEVI DUNDOO
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