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    TEAM GUNDAY ON BEING IN CALCUTTA, to remove the watermark A-PDF Page Crop DEMO: Purchase from www.A-PDF.

    com THE BROMANCE ON


    hey are the gundas on set, but for them she is madam or big boss. They have Priyanka Chopra between them, but theres a serious bromance brewing on set. After shooting in the city for close to a month, Team Gunday Priyanka, Arjun Kapoor, Ranveer Singh and director Ali Abbas Zafar took some time out on Tuesday evening to talk about their film and their time in the city If Ali stuck to . business and Priyanka kept it simple, it was the two boys who at least gave a glimpse of some gundagardi! THE FILM Gunday is set entirely in Calcutta and this is the films first outdoor shoot. It chronicles the Calcutta between 1971 and 1988 and is specifically the story of Bikram, played by Ranveer, and Bala, played by Arjun, who rise from being wagon breakers to coal mafia. Its an action drama with songs and romance. The characters and their story are fictional but we have used various real-life incidents that happened during that period, said Ali, who had earlier directed the Imran Khan-Katrina Kaif romance Mere Brother Ki Dulhan. So why set Gunday in Calcutta? Every story needs a soil, an anchor and a socio-political environment in which it can be set. Calcutta has not only been the cultural capital of India, it was also a politically turbulent city during the period in which Gunday is set and I thought that no other city would suit my film better, said Ali. THE PLAYERS My character is called Bikram and I cant tell you anything more about my role apart from the fact that I like that its spelt with a B! said Ranveer, easily the livewire of the evening, sporting his Ram Leela [a Sanjay Leela Bhansali period drama co-starring Deepika Padukone] look even for Gunday. I play a Bengali girl called Nandita. After Barfi!s Jhilmil, this is my second Bengali character and I love the fact that Bengali women are so bold and beautiful, said Priyanka, sexy in a little black dress and scarlet lips. I am Bala and, honestly we , cant tell you too much about the film apart from the fact that its been a riot on set, added Arjun. THE CITY I always love coming to Calcutta because I have a lot of friends and some family here. And, of course, the food is another reason why I am hooked to the city We were shooting at .... Dakshineswar and I thought it was amazingly beautiful I had such a lovely darshan, smiled Priyanka who had shot for Anurag Basus Barfi! here a year-and-a-half ago. I shot Lootera (with Sonakshi Sinha) here last year and thats such a different film from Gunday. I love this city because it has the potential to be so much to be such diverse backgrounds for

    SET AND WHOS THE BOSS!


    But turns out its actually Ali who can easily lay claim to the tag. I remember how when shooting an action sequence which involved breaking a bottle on someones head, he kept directing us to do it in a particular way saying thats how he had done it once for real! laughed Arjun. THE BROMANCE All talk of Ranveer and Arjun not seeing eye-to-eye on set were quickly dispelled. Ranveer and I knew each other long before we became actors. In fact, my debut film Ishaqzaade wouldnt have happened if his debut film Band Baaja Baaraat wouldnt have been such a big hit. We have

    Arjun Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Ranveer Singh atTaj Bengal onTuesday evening. Pictures by Pabitra Das

    I remember the first day Priyanka came on set and told me that shes done 30 films. I told her I was on just my second film while Arjun said he had two-anda-half and Ranveer chipped in with three-and-a-half films! Ali Abbas Zafar

    GUNDAGARDI FLOWS IN OUR BLOOD AND NOW WE ARE GETTING TO PLAY GUNDAS AND BEING PAID FOR IT TOO! ITS AN ENERGETIC SET BOISTEROUS AND RAMBUNCTIOUS WOULD BE THE APT WORDS TO DESCRIBE THE ATMOSPHERE ON SET

    always wanted to work together, but didnt know that it would happen so early Working with . Ranveer in Gunday has been one of the most special experiences of my life, winked Arjun. Ranveer chose to take the bromance banter a notch further with: Arjun and I have amazing chemistry we are dynamite together, we get along like a house on fire. He cracks me up all day and talks about girls all day long, but I dont mind it. In fact, we have a serious relationship going! (Laughs out loud.) Arjun also had a story to share about Ranveer the sport. I remember the time he came to the Ishaqzaade success party and we did the Chhokra jawaan dance together I was being me and he was Chandbibi (played by Gauahar Khan in the film)! AND THE BOSS! With Priyanka being the odd one out, the bromance boys were quick to shift their focus back to her. Shes the big boss on set shes the madam. I remember the first day Priyanka came on set and told me that shes done 30 films. I told her I was on just my second film while Arjun said he had two-and-a-half and Ranveer chipped in with three-and-a-half films! It was hilarious, laughed Ali.

    I PLAY A BENGALI GIRL CALLED NANDITA. AFTER BARFI!S JHILMIL, THIS IS MY SECOND BENGALI CHARACTER AND I LOVE THE FACT THAT BENGALI WOMEN ARE SO BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL

    EVENINGS REALLY DEPRESS ME BUT A BOAT RIDE THAT WE TOOK ON THE HOOGHLY SOME DAYS AGO JUST CHANGED THAT FOR ME IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL AND SERENE
    someone mentions gundagardi, all eyes turn to me? mockcomplained Ranveer. But honestly gundagardi flows in , our blood and now we are getting to play gundas and being paid for it too! Its an energetic set boisterous and rambunctious would be the apt words to describe the atmosphere on set, he added.

    diverse films, added Ranveer, who had camped for the Vikramaditya Motwane film in Purulia, besides Calcutta. This is my first time ever in Calcutta, apart from one night that I spent here with Salmanbhai (Khan) on a promotional for Wanted. Evenings really depress me but a boat ride that we took on the Hooghly some days ago just changed that for me it was so

    beautiful and serene, said Arjun. THE GUNDAGARDI With the team shooting all over the city Belekhali to Dakshineswar, Maniktala to Dalhousie the boys are having a blast. So, whos being the bigger gunda of Gunday? Why is it that every time

    Priyanka Roy Do you agree with Priyanka that Bengali women are bold and beautiful? Tell [email protected]

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