New Delhi:
Actor Mukul Dev died on May 23, 2025 at the age of 54. More than a year after his death, viz flying arrow Released last week, her performance has been praised. Akash A Kaushik, writer-director of Udta Tir, recently spoke to Mukul Dev about fond memories of filming the film. He also revealed the use of AI to include Mukul Dev’s Operation Sindoor dialogue in the film.
Shooting for flying arrow Happened in 2024. The film contains a scene addressing Operation Sindoor, which took place on May 7, 2025. Bollywood mayhem, The question arose whether flying arrow The director tweaked the script to include a reference to Operation Sindoor.
He confirmed, “Yes. Our plan was to show something else. But when Operation Vermilion happened, we decided to change his dialogue.”
Mukul Dev died on 23 May 2025 flying arrow The director added that AI was used to recreate Mukul Dev’s voice for the dialogues.
Operation Sindoor is a military campaign launched by India against terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir after the Pahalgam terror attack in April 2025.
On working with Mukul Dev
Additionally, Akash revealed how much he misses Mukul Dev’s sense of humor and the wonderful experience of working with him.
He said, “Whenever I would narrate the scene to him, he would laugh heartily and comment, ‘Yaar, yeh bahoot is funny’. The tone he picked up was amazing. We also worked hard to get it right.”
He added, “I was sitting at home at 12:30 and suddenly, he would call me. I would pick up and ask, ‘Hello, sir. Is everything okay?’ He says nothing; He would just laugh. I’d ask what happened, then he’d say, ‘Man, I can’t stop laughing. “I remember this kind of scene.”
“He usually didn’t type messages. Instead, he would send me voice notes on WhatsApp. I still have those voice notes and listen to them. He would say, ‘Tune yeh bahoot achcha roll likha hai. After this pictur ke, mujhe garibe India se pyaar meetal’. I would reply, ‘Sir, I will play it well. He will get a lot of love, and I am sure he is watching from above and himself. Feeling very proud flying arrow director
About the movie
Directed and written by Akash Kaushik and produced by Karan Johar, Adar Poonawala, Guneet Monga, Apoorva Mehta and Achin Jain under Dharma Productions and Shiksha Entertainment, the spy comedy stars Ayushmann Khurrana and Sara Ali Khan in lead roles, Rahul Bose, Ram Kapoor, Sulkhan Dev, Sulkhan Dev, Sulkhan Murabba. Pilgaonkar, Brijendra Kala and Sandeep Anand in supporting roles. This is Mukul Dev’s second posthumous appearance after his demise in 2025.
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