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Jason Tham happy to perform stunts on his own in Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi

Actor Jason Tham is a happy man because he is set to make his silver screen debut with renowned Hindi film director and producer Aanand L Rai's forthcoming production venture, Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi.

The film arrives in cinemas this Friday. Jason is playing a grey character called Chang in the film. The actor has performed a few stunning stunts in the movie. Speaking on that, Jason says, "The whole idea was to do my own stunts and when I shared the idea with my director Mudassar Aziz, he immediately liked it. We did this while shooting in Malaysia. This was my first attempt and it went off well. There were approximately five stunts. I am thankful to my director who listened to me and showed his faith in me. I personally took the initiative because there is no gain without pain. It could have been fatal but it was a fruitful experience."


When asked who his favourite actors in India are when it comes to action, Jason says, "Among the new generation, it has to be Tiger Shroff. He is very good with his flips and jumps and from the earlier lot, it is John Abraham. His action scenes are very convincing."

Directed by Mudassar Aziz, Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi is a comic-caper, also starring Sonakshi Sinha, Diana Penty, Ali Fazal, Jassie Gill and Jimmy Shergill. A sequel to the 2016 hit film Happy Bhag Jayegi, the movie releases on 24th August.

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Anurag Kashyap on 'Dhurandhar': "Ignored the propaganda dialogues and loved the filmmaking"

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  • Anurag Kashyap calls Dhurandhar a “significant” and “brilliant” film despite disagreeing with parts of its politics
  • Says he ignored what he viewed as propaganda lines and concentrated on the filmmaking
  • Compares the film to Hollywood war dramas often criticised for political messaging

Kashyap’s review singles out craft over ideology

Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has added his voice to the praise for Aditya Dhar’s spy thriller Dhurandhar, saying he admired the film even though he did not agree with all of its political messaging. Writing on Letterboxd, Kashyap said he chose to look past what he felt were a couple of propaganda-heavy moments and instead focus on the quality of the filmmaking.

He noted that hostility towards an enemy state is often built into the genre itself, adding that he had no issue with that aspect. However, he pointed to two specific dialogues that troubled him, saying that setting them aside allowed the film to work strongly on its own terms. He described Dhurandhar as a good, and ultimately brilliant, film largely set in Pakistan.

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