: ‘Anti-gravity cinema’: Director Prashanth Neel on why ‘K.G.F’ struck gold #IndiaNEWS Prashanth Neel’s Kannada action thriller K.G.F: Chapter 1 was an unlikely hit in Hindi in 2018. Its sequel

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‘Anti-gravity cinema’: Director Prashanth Neel on why ‘K.G.F’ struck gold #IndiaNEWS
Prashanth Neel’s Kannada action thriller K.G.F: Chapter 1 was an unlikely hit in Hindi in 2018. Its sequel K.G.F: Chapter 2 is one of the most eagerly awaited films, the kind that can roll into cinemas with barely any pre-publicity. The April 14 release will see the return of the gangster Rocky (played by Kannada star Yash) and his campaign to free the Kolar gold fields from the dreaded Adheera. The cast includes Sanjay Dutt as Adheera, Srinidhi Shetty as Rocky’s lover Reena, Raveena Tandon as prime minister Ramika Sen, and Prakash Raj.Rocky’s rags-to-riches journey is accompanied by extreme and stylish violence, with the influences including Amitabh Bachchan’s angry-young-man hits, hypermasculine South actioners and the Mad Max films. “When I had first watched Sholay, I felt that India could also make a film that could match up to Hollywood standards,� said 41-year-old Neel, who is now working on the Telugu-language Salaar (Commander), starring Prabhas. “Amitabh Bachchan is the biggest cinematic influence of my life. With K.G.F, I wanted to make a film representing the ’70s.� Was K.G.F always planned as a two-parter?No. When we began filming in our huge set constructed at the Kolar gold fields, I realised that the budget is getting too high for just one film. After the success of the Baahubali films, I proposed to Yash...Read more

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