Vasan Bala's month-long preparations with debutant actor Abhimanyu

Amidst the wonder-strickening entry of the film Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota in Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), the director Vasan Bala revealed he conducted auditions for more than a month. The film marks a debut of Abhimanyu Dasani who is the son of Indian actress Bhagyashree.

The film portrays a man with congenital insensitivity to pain, as Vasan possibly knew his offering wasn't a conventional one for the gala. The film embarks an unusually flabbergasting story, as the film was immensely praised by the audience and bagged People's Choice title in the festival's Midnight Madness section.

During a media interaction with Mid-Day, Vasan said, "He had arrived at Mukesh Chhabra's [casting director] office, just like any another aspiring actor. We had conducted workshops with them to capture them in different scenarios. The auditions went on for a month-and-a-half, and he emerged as the clear winner." He also mentioned Abhimanyu had been practicing mixed martial arts for four years before a back injury called time on his training.   

"Following his injury, he started training again for the film and was back to his original ways in two weeks. He trained in MMA, Karate and Taekwondo over an eight-month period," added the director.

(Credits- Mid-Day)