Sunny Deol's action-packed sequel Gadar 2 has been a roaring success at the box office, earning more than Rs 400 crore in India. The Anil Sharma directorial has been lauded for bringing back the nostalgia of Gadar: Ek Prem Katha and its action set pieces, specially the iconic handpump scene.
Now, in a recent interview, action director Sham Kaushal, who also happens to be Vicky Kaushal's father, has broken down the handpump scene and also talked about his equation with Sunny Deol on the sets of Gadar 2, calling the actor "devta ka roop (avatar of God)".
Speaking to IndiaToday.in, Sham said, "It started on the page, with the writing and the direction. But executing it was my responsibility. Even a slight change to the closeups in that sequence would have ruined it. My take on it was this, that the handpump wasn’t a handpump, but an even bigger hero than Sunny Deol had suddenly appeared off-screen behind him. We didn’t immediately reveal who he’d seen out of frame, but made it seem like an even bigger Hulk was standing there. Then we added reactions, built tension, and only then did we reveal the handpump. If we’d revealed the handpump immediately, it wouldn’t have been as fun."
The National Award-winning action also spoke about working with Sunny Deol on Gadar 2 as he added, "He is a cool guy, we’d greet each other with a Punjabi jhappi when we’d meet on set. He becomes a different person after start camera action. Otherwise, he is shaant, lagta hai devta ka roop hai (he is very calm on set, and it looks like he’s an avatar of God). He’s a very sweet person, he behaves in a very unhurried manner, but when he is unleashed on screen, it’s like watching a lion."
Also starring Ameesha Patel, Utkarsh Sharma, and Manish Wadhwa in the lead roles, Gadar 2 is set 17 years after the events of the first part and shows how Sunny's Tara Singh rescues his son Jeete, played by Utkarsh, from Pakistan.
