Tevar was a learning curve, says Sonakshi Sinha

What do you expect when two of the most ­popular action stars — Sonakshi Sinha and Arjun Kapoor — raid the town? Loads of fun, laughter and of course, action! That’s exactly what happened when the Tevar team arrived at the HT House.

What do you expect when two of the most ­popular action stars — Sonakshi Sinha and Arjun Kapoor — raid the town? Loads of fun, laughter and of course, action! That’s exactly what happened when the Tevar duo, along with co-star Manoj Bajpayee, the film’s producer Sanjay Kapoor and director Amit Ravindernath Sharma met the winners of the HT City Stars in The City contest over a free-wheeling chat. Excerpts from the event.

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Sanjay, what is that one thing that drew you towards Tevar, considering it has been made in other languages earlier?
Sanjay: When Arjun, Boney (Kapoor; co-producer) and I saw the film, we thought it had all the ingredients of a good Hindi film, and Arjun suited the role perfectly. In the new generation, Arjun has got that X-factor needed for action. He looks very believable. So in a home production, we thought let’s give Arjun something that he excels in.

Sonakshi, lessons you learned from the Kapoors and the film?
Arjun: Why are you opening up a Pandora’s box! (laughs)
Sonakshi: You really want to know! On a serious note, it was a learning curve for all of us. Our director took us dhoond-dhoond ke to places across the country to shoot... Agra, Indore ... the interiors. It’s been a fulfilling experience which brought us all very close.
Arjun: Meri taarif bhi karo! (looking at Sonakshi)
Sonakshi: Nahi kar sakti. Aur himmat nahin rahi! ­(giggles)

Manoj, who showed the most attitude — tevar — on the sets?
Manoj: I enjoyed Arjun’s ­attitude the most. I was working for the first time with him, so I was quite curious about him. He was taking a lot of stress about the production, at the same time working hard on the character.