Sham Kaushal: ‘I’m an motion director in addition to a father. My concern is identical for a stuntman, my son, or any actor’ – Unique! | Hindi Film Information

Motion director Sham Kaushal talks about work challenges, how he navigates them, and the expertise of working along with his son Vicky Kaushal in Rajkumar Hirani’s Dunki, starring Shah Rukh Khan and Taapsee Pannu in lead roles…
On how a lot an actor’s co-operation performs a task
Actors imagine in you and that’s why they work with you. The belief must be maintained.They’re trusting me with the motion, so I have to do it safely. Whether or not it’s an actor or a stuntman, they’re people solely, no? Whether or not it was Vicky’s scene of setting himself on hearth in Dunki, or the tanker blast scene in Gadar 2, it’s by no means straightforward.On security measures
Whether or not it’s in India or internationally, security measures are undertaken all over the place. Doing stunts is a bodily job.
On son Vicky Kaushal’s self immolation scene in Dunki
I’m an motion director in addition to a father. My concern is identical for a stuntman, my son, or any actor. My duty is to direct the motion sequence with security. The Dunki scene with Vicky was very tough as a result of we had by no means seen a scene like that earlier than. Raju sir (director Rajkumar Hirani) has by no means seen me so tense, as I used to be throughout that scene. I needed to execute the director’s imaginative and prescient.
Raju Sir and me had visualised that, after understanding about his girlfriend’s suicide, Vicky is strolling like a lifeless man, so even after his physique is on hearth so, he mustn’t run. While you run, the flames go backwards. Strolling with flames was probably the most tough half to realize, as flames go upwards. We didn’t need it to seem like a stunt. If Vicky would have run or taken circles with hearth, the feelings would have gone. Folks ought to really feel his ache. For me as father, and motion director these had been probably the most tense moments, however by God’s grace, all the pieces went easily and we had been capable of obtain what we visualised in a single take. It’s teamwork and equal credit score goes to my stunt staff.

On the well-known conflict sequence in Bajirao Mastani
I used to be not terrified of doing a conflict sequence. However after we used to let these 400 horses run, and they might collide with one another, my coronary heart could be in my mouth, as a result of there have been 200-250 newbie actors with horses from Jaipur. We briefed them totally and made dummy weapons due to security.
There are such a lot of parts in such sequences. Irrespective of how good a rider is, the horse can stumble and collapse due to a pothole or one thing. Additionally, horses can get feisty with one another. And even, the saddle can break or slip. To regulate all these items, you want a mixture of naturalism and professionalism.

Hearth sequences
In hearth sequences, it’s important to be extraordinarily skilled. You should have the judgment of friction of seconds – you’ll be able to maintain for just a few seconds, for these many seconds you received’t really feel the warmth, however it’s important to extinguish the hearth rapidly.
While you give physique hearth to somebody, those who should extinguish the hearth, have extra duty than those who mild the hearth. They should extinguish the hearth in a fraction of a second. In any other case, it is going to turn out to be harmful. The stuntman doing the physique hearth sequence shouldn’t be that apprehensive, however the security staff is extra dedicated.
As an motion director, I’m by no means confused regardless of how massive or sophisticated an motion sequence is. I discover options by doing a shot breakdown. However every time there’s a security concern, I do fear that no one ought to get injured.