Having generated a lot of buzz for its innovative first look posters, director Sajid Khan's film Himmatwala has set a new record in the Indian film industry.
The team streamed the Mahurat shot live on YouTube, all the way from the iconic Ramoji Studios in Hyderabad. This was the first time for any Hindi film, that the audience is involved with the film right from its first shot by means of a live digital telecast.
The shot had the leading man Ajay Devgn delivering a power-packed dialogue "Na main dilliwala, na mein CBI wala, ek behen ka bhai hu, ek maa ka beta..Himmatwala!.."
Zareena Wahab, who plays his mother, and Leena Jumani, who plays his sister, along with Mahesh Manjrekar were also a part of the scene.
A source from the sets says, "Sajid wanted everything to go perfect in the very first take as he is a little superstitious about the Mahurat shot and wanted to incorporate it in the film as it is without any edits or retakes! And much to everyone's excitement, everything went off as it was planned as this was the 1st time that a Mahurat Shot was broadcasted live on such a humongous platform."
The telecast also had Sajid introducing the audiences to the crew which was present on the sets including producer Vashu Bhagnani, dialogue writers Sajid-Farhad, hair stylist Hakim Aalim, costume stylist Naveen Shetty and various others.
Himmatwala, starring Ajay Devgn, Tamannaah Bhatia, Rishi Kapoor and Prakash Raj, is a remake of the 1983 Jeetendra-Sridevi starrer Himmatwala.
After delivering a blockbuster hit this year, Housefull 2, filmmaker Sajid Khan is now gearing up for his next project. Khan's next film will be the remake of 1983 release Himmatwala and will star Ajay Devgn and South actress Tamannaah Bhatia in the lead roles.
Sajid will film the mahurat shoot of the movie, at Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad, on Wednesday and is planning to screen it live on YouTube. However he maintains that it is not a publicity stunt but just a way to involve the audiences.
He further added, that at the moment, he doesn't need to promote his film, but will interact with the audiences all through the making of the movie.
On being quizzed if any celebrity has been invited for the mahurat, the filmmaker stated that it's not a party and there are no guests. He said that he makes films for the audience and wants to involve them from the very first shot.
The remake is expected to hit the theaters early next year.
The fact that Ajay Devgn will be next seen playing the male lead in Sajid Khan directed Himmatwala remake is known to everyone by now. However, what most probably don't know that it was Devgn's father, Veeru Devgn, who worked as an action director on the original Himmatwala starring Jeetendra and Sridevi.
In a recent interview, while Ajay revealed this factoid, he also added that as a teenager, he had accompanied his father to Chennai where the famous taaki o taaki song was being recorded and that it was then that Jumpin' Jack Jeetendra, as he was fondly called because of his dance steps, predicted that Ajay would be an actor.
Devgn will be paired opposite South actress Tamannaah Bhatia in the film, which will be releasing in March 2013.
The festival of Holi is expected to be more colourful than usual next year. Buzz has it that Sajid Khan directed Himmatwala, which is the remake of a famous Jeetendra-Sridevi starrer blockbuster, is set to hit silver screens in March 2013.
The first look posters of the movie were unveiled a few days back and they have effectively managed to capture the essence of films that were made in the 80s. Produced by Vashu Bhagnani and UTV Motion Pictures, Himmatwala will star Ajay Devgn as the male lead whereas the female lead will be played by South actress Tamannaah Bhatia.
Incidentally, the 1983 film Himmatwala, which became famous for the taaki o taaki song, was in itself the Hindi remake of a 1981 Telugu film titled Ooriki Monagadu.
Intense actor Ajay Devgn, who was last seen playing a rustic pehelwan in Rohit Shetty's laugh riot Bol Bachchan, is gearing up to step into 'Jumpin' Jack' Jeetendra's shoes with the remake of Himmatwala and the first look of the Sajid Khan helmed flick was unveiled today.
The first look, which is in three parts, shows a grim Ajay Devgn looking quite macho in a leather jacket and holding a pair of temple bells while a tiger stands behind him. The next poster shows South actress Tamannaah Bhatia in a very 'Catwoman' like pose, holding a coiled whip in her hand whereas the third poster shows Devgn and Tamannaah striking a romantic pose with background dancers holding pots (like in the naino mein sapna song from the original Himmatwala) standing behind them.
Directed by Telugu filmmaker K. Raghvedra, the Jeetendra and Sridevi starrer Himmatwala, which released in 1983 was a super hit film.
In today's age, when Bollywood films get delayed for some reason or the other, director Sajid Khan seems determined that his Himmatwala remake starring Ajay Devgn will not suffer the same fate.
It seems that in order to to avoid production delays, filmmaker Sajid Khan has reportedly decided to adopt the Hollywood policy of announcing the release date of his upcoming Himmatwala remake even before the shooting starts! Confirming the news, funnyman Sajid Khan was quoted saying that the idea is to announce the date first and then work backwards so as to avoid delays. Khan further added that it was high time filmmakers became more serious and practical in their approach to filmmaking.
The original Himmatwala starred Jeetendra and Sridevi whereas the remake version, which is Khan's ambitious project, will have Devgn in the main lead. Sajid Khan was recently in the news after his personal email account was hacked and misused to send lewd emails to aspiring female actresses, including the latest 'Playboy' sensation Sherlyn Chopra.
