Aditya Dhar was very strict, says Manav Gohil on the four-hour runtime of ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’: It’s important to show all this’
‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ has become one of the biggest successes of recent times. At a time when the ability to hold audience attention is very low Ranveer Singh The starrer managed to keep the audience engaged despite its long runtime. Manav GohilThe actor, who plays IB deputy director Bansal in ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’, reveals the unusually long running time of the film. Both parts of the franchise are among the longest Bollywood films in recent years; The second part runs for about four hours. Recently in an interview the actor told about that director. Aditya Dhar Was very particular about retaining all the researched information, even if it made the film longer.
Manav Gohil on Aditya Dhar’s strict attitude
In an interview with News18, Manav Gohil said that Aditya Dhar refused to compromise on the details. He shared, “There is a lot of information in the film. Aditya was very strict about not getting rid of any details. What we had was hardcore research-based information. ‘It was important to show all this,’ he said. He made no compromises on this. He was completely in tune with the smallest nuances of storytelling. And people loved it.” The actor admitted that the team felt they had shot enough, but Aditya was adamant about keeping everything to himself.
Manav Gohil had no prior knowledge about the sequel
During the same conversation, Gohil revealed that he was not told about the second part until much later. He said, “We all felt that we had shot too much. We were just shooting, getting done (laughs). We knew it was going to be a long film, but we didn’t think it would be divided into two parts. We came to know about it when we were about to release the first film. Then we realized it and were officially told that Dhurandhar: The Revenge would also be released.” Gohil revealed that he came to know about the sequel only when the first film was about to release.
Family’s reaction on ‘Dhurandhar’
Manav Gohil also revealed how his family, especially his wife and actress Shweta Kawatra, reacted to ‘Dhurandhar’. Gohil said, “It was very difficult to watch it with Shweta. He had a lot of questions to ask me. I had to tell her that she had to let me see the film first so that I could understand and answer all her questions.” He joked that after the film’s release, he suddenly became “important” to his family, and everyone would ask him about the story during dinner.
Manav Gohil’s reaction to screen time
The actor also addressed a common complaint of fans about his limited screen time. He laughed, “I felt the same way why is my screen time less (laughs). And even though people reacted very sweetly to my scenes and told me they liked my performance, they asked me, is there more?” (“I felt the same way, why is my screen time so little? (laughs). And even though people reacted very sweetly to my scenes and said they liked my performance, they kept asking, ‘Is there more?'”)Despite a small role, his performance as IB Deputy Director Bansal was appreciated by the audience. Ranveer Singh is in the film, Sanjay DuttSara Arjun, Arjun Rampal And many others are in lead roles.
