Actor- filmmaker Shreyas Talpade says he wanted the “Ghayal” star Sunny Deol to play a role in “Poster Boys”. Furthermore he wants to do so to add credibility to the film, which has a “little sensitive subject”.
Sunny And Bobby in lead roles
- “Poster Boys” is the official remake of Shreyas’s production venture in Marathi “Poshter Boyz”, based on three characters who find their pictures on a vasectomy poster.
- Asked about choosing Sunny to play one of the character, Shreyas told media on Monday: “I wanted Sunny sir to play the role because it adds credibility to the film.
- It’s a little sensitive subject, and Sunny being a part of the film adds the credibility that it isn’t an unpleasant or cheap film and it’s a family entertainer.”
Also Read:Serial Kisser rocks the badass avatar in “Piya More” from Badshaho! - Shreyas was speaking at the trailer launch of his directorial “Poster Boys” here. The launch was attended by Sunny, Bobby Deol, Dharmendra and Sonali Kulkarni.
- “The script is very interesting and when it’s a great idea, the actor just wants to grab it.” said Sunny, known for playing action roles.
- Furthermore, Bobby, who is playing one of the lead characters, spoke about the dialect he had to use for the film.
- He said: “It was a big challenge to speak in pure Hindi. Shreyas and I did a lot of workshops together. It was amazing how Shreyas knew everyone’s dialogues.”
- Sneha Rajani, President and Head, Sony Pictures Networks Productions, one of the producers of the film,
- said Shreyas was not ready to make the film without Sunny and Bobby.
- “I was told to watch the Marathi film, and the impact it had on me was tremendous. I immediately got in touch with Shreyas. It’s such a wonderful film,” added Rajani.
- Dharmendra was so impressed with the trailer of “Poster Boys” that he said Shreyas should start working on its sequel.
- Furthermore,”Poster Boys” is scheduled to release on September 8.