‘Working with Salman was like going to film school’: 7 Dogs directors Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah
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Salman Khan opened up that the highly anticipated international action thriller 7 Dogs which will hit theaters in India on August 21. The Moroccan-Belgian filmmaking duo, Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, spoke to news agency PTI about their experience of working with the superstar. They shared that the Indian superstar brought his instinctive understanding of cinema to the project and made even brief moments on screen memorable.
Adding to this, Salman Khan in a still from Saudi Arabia movie 7 Dogs. What the directors shared In the movie, Salman and fellow Indian star Sanjay Dutt have pivotal roles, besides renowned Italian star Monica Bellucci and Hollywood's Giancarlo Esposito. Adil shared Salman brought the kind of effortless charisma to the sets, reminding him of Hollywood star Will Smith, the lead star of "Bad Boys" movie franchise.
Meanwhile, "There's a lot of charisma. You get the same feeling when Will Smith is on set. It's like, 'Oh, that's what a superstar looks like'. From the moment you put the camera on him, something magical happens," shared Adil.
Notably, "He knows right away what the scene is. And he will do it perfectly. And then he will create, he will give you so much more. And that is like going to movie school. You're really witnessing cinema happening before your eyes," he shared.
As per the latest buzz, Bilall shared the superstar's contribution went beyond the screenplay as he often came up with one-liners during the shoot.
In further updates, "During editing, when I was looking at the takes, there was always something new that he put in that I didn't even realize when I was on set. He just makes a scene memorable. Even if it's just a short moment, he creates something that is pure cinema," he added.
On top of that, The movie has been mounted on an unusually large scale for an Arab-language production. According to GQ Middle East, the movie's reported budget is nearly $40 million and is among the most expensive films to come out of the Arab region. Much of the production was filmed at Al-Hosn Big Time Studios in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with the makers putting a strong focus on practical action, stunts and real explosions.
The biggest claim to fame, however, is a sequence that has collected 7 Dogs a place in the Guinness World Records. The movie features what has been recognised as the largest movie stunt explosion, with the blast equivalent to 170.7 tonnes of TNT. The feat surpassed the previous record associated with the James Bond films Spectre and No Time to Die.
Source: Hindustan Times