The star-cast of the of the upcoming Bollywood film Roar-Tigers of Sunderbans addressed a press conference at Ghuman’s Den, Fitness Gym in Jalandhar on Sunday. The film also features World’s first pure vegetarian bodybuilder, Varinder Singh Ghuman who is better known as Man-of-muscles and he has shown his full strength in the film. Thousands of fans of Varinder Ghuman reached at his gym to catch the glimpse of their favourite bodybuilder and actor. The star struck people took his photographs and Ghuman candidly posed for photos with them.The 130 kg six feet two inches tall Ghuman is playing a character of Cheena, who is aggressive and loud which evolves as the movie progresses.
Working in Roar was an adventurous journey for Ghuman as shooting in Sunderbans jungles is not for the weak hearted. This Punjabi guy who carries an MA (English) degree under his belt has also starred in 'Kabaddi Once Again' and the 'Fateh the Victory'. He is the first Indian and also the first Asian to make it to the top line of Arnold Classic Europe - an international body-building championship -2010. Varinder is the captain of the Indian bodybuilding team and was one of the top rankers in International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness's (IFBB) bodybuilding competition. He also became the first Indian Body Builder to secure a Pro Card by IFBB in 2011 and nobody has been able to beat him till date. He also won gold medal in Australian Grand Prix 2011. He was crowned Mr India in 2009 and later Mr Asia. His passion and brawny physique impressed actor Arnold Schwarzenegger so much that he chose Ghuman as the brand ambassador for his signature gymnasiums and food supplements in India. About his vegan lifestyle, Varinder says he eats neither egg nor non-vegetarian food, sustaining instead on milk.
Roar – Tigers of the Sunderbans
Actor Kamal Sadanah (known for films like Bekhudi and Rang) is all set to make his directorial debut with a film titled “Roar – Tigers of the Sundarban”. As the title suggests, the film is an action adventure set in the Sundarbans which is the largest mangrove forest having over 400 tigers. The film will have heavy VFX with over 800 special effects shots along with Stunning aerial visuals of the Sundarbans. The film showcases the man animal conflict along with a social message of respecting nature and its environment.The film features Abhinav Shukla, Himarsha V, Aadil Chahal, Aaran Choudhury, Ali Quli, Naura Fatehi, Pranay Dixit, Subrat Dutta and Varinder Singh Ghuman.‘Roar – Tigers of the Sundarbans’ produced by Abis Rizvi Films Pvt. Ltd, helmed by Abis Rizvi of Rizvi Group is slated to hit theaters across India on October 31 this year.
Unique promotion
To give an experience of being in the same frame as Tigers and Crocodiles, Makers of the film will set up Augmented Reality (AR) wherein real video is combined with a computer generated image and is projected on a large screen which looks very real. This gives people an opportunity to experience it in virtual reality without actually physically being present.. To explain simply - Here an LED screen will be set up and via VFX the person standing in front of it can see himself/herself on the screen, the difference being there is a Tiger on screen next to him/her but not in reality. He/she can interact with the tiger on screen, play with it etc and this video clipping will be given away for the person to keep it as a momentum via an email or uploaded directly on his/her Facebook.
Website of the film
http://www.roarthefilm.com/
Key Points
1. The film has never seen before VFX in Hindi films. Kamal Sadanah and producer Abis Rizvi took VFX training themselves and then hired a specialized team of 300 people to work on VFX. It took about 12 months to get 800 VFX shots right.
2. A live recording with European musicians was done in Budapest for the mesmerizing Background score composed by John Stewart Eduri which has been complimented by spectacular sound design of Oscar winner Resul Pookutty.
3. 80 % of the tiger footage is shot with real tigers trained in LA. After getting 50 hours of tiger footage, it was matched with portions filmed during a five week shoot in the Sunderbans and a three-day shoot in a zoo in Thailand.