Vivek Oberoi - READY FOR SOME ACTION ?

THE 

PRINCE

OF OPULENCE IS COMING

Vivek Oberoi's big-ticket venture has all the 

ingredients to be a perfect entertainer

      
April 9 will mark an important release in Bollywood. It's the Friday on Kumar Taurani's Prince,l an extreme action thriller, will make its splash across cinemas worldwide. "For the first time, the Indian audience will make its splash across cinemas worldwide. "For the first time, the Indian audience will see a Bollywood action flick that has the technical finesse and opulence of a Hollywood film, "says the producer.

        Kumar is very clear about why he spent megabucks on a thriller like this. "India has been exposed to the very best of Hollywood action and sci-fi films, " he says "whether it is the James Bond series, the Bourne films or, for that matter, James Cameron's Avatar, each of these films has registered fantastic box office collections in the sub-continent. This only means that we're huge action junkies. And, that is one of the reasons why I went ahead and commissioned this film. It should be the mother of all Indian action films. "

     The leading man, Vivek Oberoi, improvises on Kumar's description by adding, "We -Kumar, director Kookie Gulati, action-director Allan Amin and I--have gone out there and made what I would describe as a 'glocal' film." He explains the new term, "By 'glocal,' I mean we have gotten the best of global technology and yet at the core it is a film that will appeal to out local audience. It is a paisa Vasool, seeti-maro thriller with edge-of-the-seat excitement. and yet, it has the emotional touch that makes Bollywood movies the craze they are. "

      Vivek trained for five and a half months for this action flick. "Most people finish an entire film in three months and I invested double that time in just learning to do my stunts, " he says. A martial arts trainer came from Thailand and a parkour trainer from England, while Allan Amin him self was deeply involved in every single stunt picturised. What is really worth the price of the ticket is the fact that all stunts were performed live. "We didn't shoot anything against a chroma screen.Each of those death-defying stunts was done live, "says Vivek.

       Not one to cut corners, Kookie Gulati impressed upon his leading man the need to engage in live action. "Watching a hero actually jump from buildings, or engaging in those screeching motorbike chases, gives the audience an adrenaline rush. Good action has that jaw dropping dffect on us. I can tell you Prince matches up to the best international standards. "

      Lending his expertise on this project is also a leading international editor, Nicolas Lacroix, who worked on Jason Statham's Transporter, And it can be said that his cutting edge experience has set the pace for the film across screens.