“Saif and Kangana were not there as they did not know anything about this screening, I knew because my dad had told me about it. I was very excited to see his (Pankaj’s) response.”
The “Kaminey” star got emotional when his father praised his performance in Bhardwaj’s period romance drama.
“He just walked out and looked at Vishal sir and told him ‘it’s difficult to recognise my son in the film’. He said ‘I don’t see Shahid Kapoor in the film I see Nawab Malik’ (his character).”
“It’s a huge compliment as my father doesn’t say things often. He said it during ‘Haider’. So for me it was a very emotional moment.”
“Rangoon” is the third collaboration between Bhardwaj and Shahid, who have so far had hundred per cent track record when it comes to critical acclaim and business aspects of their previous ventures – “Kaminey” and “Haider”.
“Every film you do, you want it to do well, and ‘Rangoon’ is no different. We just want people to feel that ‘Rangoon’ is a good film. Kangana and Saif are great co-stars to have.
‘Rangoon’ is a good film and if it’s a good film, it will do well.”
The “Jab We Met” star says “Rangoon” was a difficult film since it was was shot in extreme locations, like the hilly terrain in Arunachal Pradesh.
