Abhishek Kapoor, or Gattu, as the industry refers to him, seems to have talents that go beyond directorial skills. While travelling through Gujarat for his upcoming film, Kai Po Che, Abhishek shot photographs that are now set to be compiled into a coffee table book.
A source says, "Abhishek and his team had an extraordinary journey while shooting through Gujarat. They've manage to capture the state in a new way (in the film). What you will see is the state as seen through the eyes of Abhishek, and those of the three friends in the film, played by Sushant Singh Rajput, Amit Sadh and Raj Kumar. The photographs that he's shot only further show how beautiful the landscape is."
The makers are currently in talks with publishers. The book, authored by Abhishek, will be a photo book with text annotations to each picture. The source adds, "The plan is to release the book across India, but only after the film hits theatres after February next year."
It seems that the idea of the book came to the team of Kai Po Che only after they had completed shooting for the film. The source says, "They had clicked many images, and while going through them, they realised what a vast collection they had. Because Gujarat plays such an important part in the film, they felt this was the best way to show their appreciation towards the state."
Sushant Singh Rajput, Amit Sadh and Raj Kumar recently proved to be daredevils. The boys who play the lead roles in Abhishek Kapoor's next film, Kai Po Che, jumped off a 60foot fort straight into the sea.
Apparently, it was a shot that wasn't initially part of the film. Manish Hariprasad, creative director, studios, Disney UTV says, "The jump was never planned. But when Abhishek reached the Diu Fort, he was mesmerised by the sea that was visible from there. He came up with the idea of getting the actors to jump off it and into the water. So we made arrangements to shoot the scene the very next day."
The boys performed the stunt without any equipment and the scene
was supervised by action director Parvez Sheikh. Ask him about this and
he says, "Abhishek wanted the sequence to look very real, so using body
doubles was out of the question. There was tremendous risk involved. We
had to wait for the high tide as there were boulders around the fort and
doing this stunt while the tide was out was too dangerous and could
have been lifethreatening."
Parvez points out that the boys were made to go through the drill to
make sure that they knew their exact landing position and from where
they would have to take the jump. Parvez adds, "The scene has turned out
to be visually spectacular."
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