Doing something dramatically different upsets fans. Will he speak in a different voice too? “No, he won’t. I’m going to drag him out of his comfort zone.” After Zinda (2006), we’ve wanted to do another movie. “He was tall (6 feet 2 inches) and well-built, and John fits him. “I’ve been meeting people who knew Manya personally, including cops and Manya’s personal trainer,” says Sanjay. While Hrithik Roshan insists that his Vijay has borrowed little from Manya, Sanjay admits that John Abraham in the Shootout sequel will be modelled on him.
Twenty-nine years after his death, Karan Johar’s Agneepath and Sanjay Gupta’s Shootout At Wadala, are reportedly reliving his story. He was also the muse behind Amitabh Bachchan’s Vijay Dinanth Chauhan in Agneepath (1990). The actor adds, "Then we got a passport picture and I also visited the places he used to frequent.Manohar Arjun Surve, popularly known as Manya Surve, was Mumbai’s first underworld gangster to be shot dead in a police encounter. Incidentally, since Manya was shot dead in 1982, all that John had as a reference point to build his character was a photograph of the gangster's dead body. Mahesh even helped in many aspects including the way John speaks in the film." The director adds, "I told John that he would have to wear Kolhapuri chappals, have a tika on his forehead and even put oil in his hair. His inputs went a long way in giving John the look that he has in the film."Īpparently Baba provided designed Kunal Rawal with small but significant details about the way Manya dressed wearing a round collar and flapwala shirts amongst the others and the costumes were styled accordingly. Gupta says, "Baba still has his shop at Shivaji Park and Mahesh Manjrekar who is a common friend introduced us. Sources say that apart from a lot of research that has gone into making the film, Gupta and the actor have drawn inspiration for his look from Baba Baboish, who stitched the gangster's clothes. And we hear among all the people who helped put together his look of the dreaded former gangster for John, is none other than Manya's own tailor! I am excited like never before," signs off the actor.Įveryone's been raving about the way John Abraham has been looking in his all new avatar of Manya Surve in Sanjay Gupta's next Shootout At Wadala. "It has been 10 years in the industry for me but it feels like this is my re-launch. Playing such a larger-than-life character is never easy and John echoes the sentiment.
The director adds, "I told John that he would have to wear Kolhapuri chappals, have a tika on his forehead and even put oil in his hair.
Apparently Baba provided designed Kunal Rawal with small but significant details about the way Manya dressed wearing a round collar and flapwala shirts amongst the others and the costumes were styled accordingly.His inputs went a long way in giving John the look that he has in the film." Sources say that apart from a lot of research that has gone into making the film, Gupta and the actor have drawn inspiration for his look from Baba Baboish, who stitched the gangster's clothes.Everyone's been raving about the way John Abraham has been looking in his all new avatar of Manya Surve in Sanjay Gupta's next Shootout At Wadala.