Several incidents from the script for his next gangster film was a part of the actor's early life
It was like deja vu for John Abraham, when he realised while filming for Sanjay Gupta's gangster film that a lot of portions within the script was what he had witnessed in real-life, growing up in Andheri (east).
John, who plays Manya Surve on this film, met the crowdster's right-hand man while prepping for his role and realised that the gang used to live and work from the similar area that John lived in as a kid.
Gupta, who finds the co-incidence extremely surreal says, "WE CAN'T take his name, but we met a man who was an in depth confidant of Manya Surve and who shared intimate details in their lives with us.
For John it was like tracing back in time where he'd see hordes of individuals are available and out of this area named Koldongri in Andheri."
It obviously helps the actor make his character as realistic as he can. Says John, "I grew up in times when gang wars were some way of life.
I have seen things happen right in front of me and i'm looking to infuse those experiences into my character."
Gupta and the actors are leaving no stone unturned in meeting every important person associated with the gangster's case for information.
Adds Gupta, "We met Manya's cousin who works with the Customs, simply to see what details he could share about his brother.
Anil Kapoor, at the other hand, have been spending all his time with Isaque Bagwan (top cop who shot Surve dead) to tap into his mannerisms and his look.
In fact, Manya had a man with him who be befriended in jail and who broke out of there with him. Not many of us find out about him, who's also some of the main characters within the film."
Courtesy: Mid-Day.com
