After having jumped off the 24th floor of a sky scrapper to land on the roof of a car for his forthcoming Race, Saif Ali Khan will now be seen onscreen doing his own bungee jumping sequences for the same film. Post his illness and subsequent hospitalization Saif seems to be on a life risky stunts spree.
The Abbas – Mustan thriller was being shot in the mountainous region on the outskirts of Mumbai, when Saif insisted on performing the high risk jump on his own despite a body double being made available.
Director duo Abbas – Mustan tell us, "The bungee jumping shots are the opening sequence of the film. Race has Saif and Akshaye playing brothers set to outdo each other and this is one of the most important stunts in the film featuring Saif. Initially we had planned to shoot it with a bungee jumping professional but Saif was not willing to listen as he was prepared for the risky stunt. He convinced us to allow him to perform it. Allan Amin, our action director has been taking all the precautionary measures for the stunts of Race and this one being the most difficult amongst them."
"Earlier when he had done the sky scrapper jump stunt he was not comfortable with the stunt cables citing them as unreliable. Allan Amin (Dhoom 2, Dus) then had to arrange for the more reliable Dynex ropes (which are more flexible and stronger than cables) to do the stunt. Only then after being assured of his safety, Saif performed the stunt himself. The Ta Ra Rum Pum star had enjoyed the adrenalin rush that the stunt had given him and after that he has been very enthusiastic about performing every high risk stunt. The bungee jumping stunt was one of that," our unit source close to Saif informs.
Along with Saif and Akshaye Khanna, Race stars, Sameera Reddy, Bipasha Basu, Katrina Kaif and Anil Kapoor.
The only Bollywood actors in recent times to perform a bungee jumping stunt have been Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai for Dhoom 2 at Orabi Gorge in South Africa.
Monday, June 25, 2007
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