It’s the little things in movies that make a character or plot more interesting and make a movie worth watching on the big screen. When Emraan Hashmi imitated famous lyricist Anand Bakshi’s signature smoking style. Gunmaster G9Under Aditya Dutt’s direction, it wasn’t just a description of a character. It was too personal.
Aditya, who directed the film, said the gesture was a way of paying tribute to his grandfather. He asked Emraan to follow Bakshi’s unique smoking style in the action thriller.
Anand Bakshi played an important role in Aditya’s life. He encouraged his grandson to pursue filmmaking and even directed him towards Mahesh Bhatt when Aditya expressed his interest in the world of cinema.
According to a report published by mid dayAditya said, “My grandfather used to smoke in a certain way. I told Imran that he should smoke like that.”
Aditya recalled that when he went to Anand Bakshi and shared his interest in cinema, his grandfather listened and encouraged him. “When I told my grandfather that I wanted to make films, he didn’t just dismiss it as a passing phase, he actually tested me. He asked me to narrate a story, listened to me, and then asked me to meet Mahesh Bhatt. It was his way of finding out if I was serious about cinema.”
Gunmaster G9 An action-romance film starring Emraan Hashmi and Genelia D’Souza. Emraan plays a man whose life is turned upside down when a mafia syndicate targets him. He is then forced to fight for his love, taking on people who put his life at risk.
Speaking about his approach to filmmaking, Aditya said, “My way of describing cinema is that I do things that are larger than life. It’s not realistic because I’m not making a documentary or trying to be realistic, but when you watch it, it has to have screen logic. I need to respond on screen.”
The project marks the reunion of Emraan Hashmi and Aditya Dutt I have made you my lover. And is of the heart.
Gunmaster G9 Set to hit the theaters on November 27, the music is composed by Himesh Reshammiya.
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