Not to be taken by surprise, Emraan Hashmi is now a pro in performing ‘sleight of hand’ (haath ki safai).
Reportedly he is learning the act from real life hustlers living on the streets of Mumbai. Natwarlal, the character he is portraying in his upcoming film Raja Natwarlal, is a street-smart conman. The actor is trying his level best to transform himself in the role of this notorious fraud.
Director Kunal Deshmukh stated, “Emraan learned a lot of sleight of hand tricks from these hustlers and we have used as few hand doubles as possible for the scenes involving these tricks as Emraan has shot for most of such scenes himself.”
The movie is however, not based on the life of the conman, Natwarlal, instead is about a street-hustler named Raja, who aspires to be a big con man like ‘Natwarlal’ who was known for selling the Taj Mahal, the Red Fort and the Parliament house. As for any conman in India, Natwarlal is an idol and Raja is no exception. That’s the reason, it was named Raja Natarwal.
Earlier in May 2013, the movie was titled Shaatir but in April 2014 the film’s title was changed to Raja Natwarlal, inspired by the 1979 Amitabh Bachchan starrer Mr. Natwarlal.
Produced by Ronnie Screwvala and Siddharth Roy Kapur, the movie also stars Paresh Rawal, Humaima Malik and Kay Kay Menon. An interesting character named ‘Vardha Yadav’ which is being played by Kay Kay Menon has been reportedly modelled on the Sahara India Chief, Subrata Roy.
Shot in Mumbai, Dharamshala and Cape Town, the movie will present the mass-hero of Bollywood in a ‘never-before-seen’ avatar. The film is a complete masala entertainer, which will guide the audiences in the world of conmen and their philosophies. Raja Natwarlal is slated to release on the 29th of August, 2014.
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