Saturday, November 21, 2009

Veer

In the film “Veer,” Salman Khan plays the role of a warrior. Aside from starring in the film, Khan also adds his writing touch to the film by writing “Veer.” Directed by Anil Sharma, Jackie Shroff also stars alongside Khan.”Veer” is a period piece set in 1880. While Khan plays the role of King Mavendra Singh, Jackie Shroff plays opposite of him as the villain. Also appearing on the film is daughter of Jean Claude Van Damme, Bianca Van Damme. For the role, Salman Khan bulked up. Images released show Salman Khan with a long mane of hair and a toned and sculpted body. Fellow Bollywood actor Aamir Khan recently did a body makeover for his last film “Ghajini.” The difference though is that Aamir had over a year to work out while Salman only had a month.Also, for the role, Salman Khan was seen doing dangerous stunts. The film shows him running on top of a moving train,to relieve stress, Salman Khan rode a bike. The film has been the center of controversy. During shooting, the historic Amber Fort was damaged when a 15 people were injured when a part of the wall collapsed. “Veer” filmmakers are also facing allegations that they are haven’t paid fees for filming. There have been reports that while filming the crew cut down khejri trees in Gajner without permission.According to producer Vijay Galani, filming took place all over India. "We have moved to another location in Jaipur because of the High Court order. But our schedule is on track and we have not lost any days because of the wall collapse incident. After we wrap up shooting in Jaipur in 10 days, we move to a place called Sambar Lake on 17 February. Eight days later, the camp shifts to Jodhpur, then to Bhanjar for five days and then to Dulla for a schedule of 10 days. We then return to Jodhpur to shoot at the Mehranghar Fort for 12 days. In between we also have to shoot a train sequence in Bikaner for six days." “Veer” also had a lavish set. The set spread over 10 acres of land and had 400 people working on it

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