What is the name of movie?
Well, about acting like a normal guy with gun performing death defying
stunts, I have a different take:
Firstly, he belongs to a well-to-do family, and monitory resources do
help compensate lack of sight in many activities of life,
Secondly, if a totally blind person lives an effective life, that in
itself is a death-defying act, not the stunt!!!!
Thirdly, camera produces myriad effects for which actual daring is not
required,
Fourthly, he himself is producing the movie, it seems, and it is good,
for no other producer/director would have given him such a chance.
fifthly, I would be much glad if the actual modus operandi of his acting
the part of dare devil sighted person is explained for the benefit of us
all, so that we also may do something not exactly comparable but
effectively in real life which requires sight at almost every step,
instead of deriving abstract inspiration only.
Yes, it is surely first of its type that a totally blind features as main
actor in a movie and may be cited as good source of wonderment and
positive feeling for sighted folk in general, but for us here to really
appreciate his endeavors, something like details of working etc. are
required.
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this seems to be really stunning.
not only because this person is going to act, but the film is going to
feature him as a gunman with normal vision who performs various
death-defying stunts. now, this is hard even for cited people as
well, great that the person did this attempt.
i'm keen to watch this movie, but a strong message of inspiration is
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From: "Kotian, H P" <hpkot...@rbi.org.in>
To: "accessindia@accessindia.org.in" <accessindia@accessindia.org.in>
Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2009 14:08:53 +0530
Subject: [AI] Bollywood first for blind actor
Hello all
I am reposting what Sudhir had already posted to the list but did not
get through.
Harish Kotian
Bollywood first for blind actor
By Pratiksha Ghildial
BBC Hindi service
A blind Indian is preparing for what is believed to be the first time
a person with such a disability will perform a starring role in a
Bollywood film.
Naseer Khan, 36, is all set to make his debut in a film called Shadow.
It features him as a gunman with normal vision who performs various
death-defying stunts.
His appearance marks a radical change for an industry renowned for its
glamorous women and muscle-flexing men who are free of disability or
blemish.
'Normal life'
Mr Khan, from Kanpur in north India, completely lost his vision when
he was a teenager. He had struggled with partial blindness since
birth.
But in the film, he plays a swashbuckling character without any
obvious impairment.
"I want to prove to the world that having a disability doesn't change
anything, one can still continue leading a normal life," he said.
Naseer Khan's action scenes in the film include racing a jet ski,
diving, rotating a motorbike, performing stunts on a burning car and
jumping off the 38th
floor of a building.
Mr Khan, who co-produced the film, stars alongside actors Milind Soman
and Hrishita Bhatt.
He decided to take the plunge into the world of acting a few years ago
when he happened to be on the sets of a film directed by his friend.
"I thought that acting wasn't a difficult job at all, all you need is
time and money," he said. "Of course I have changed my opinion now!"
Naseer Khan belongs to a family of leather industrialists and real
estate agents. His passion for Bollywood films brought him to Mumbai
and his new career
of film production.
"I have always tried to do everything that a person with normal
eyesight can do. For example I have received training in leather
tanning and also done a
course in repairing electronic goods. I can fix video cassette
recorders and dish antennas with ease.
"I do take the help of a normal-sighted person while fixing electronic
goods. I instruct them on how to repair the product after detecting
what the problem
is," he says.
And it's not just action scenes - Naseer also dances in the film, an
essential requirement for any Bollywood blockbuster.
This, he says, was one of his most difficult challenges since he could
not see what the choreographer wanted him to do.
He therefore learnt his dance moves by touching and feeling the
choreographer's movements.
"There were times when I felt scared doing dangerous stunts but I was
determined to complete them. I thought if a certain scene was integral
to the film
then it had to be shot despite the difficulties.
"The primary objective of making this film is not commercial success.
I just want to inspire people to follow their dreams and aspirations.
"Impossible is not a word in my dictionary."
The film is set to be released later this month.
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