MISSING IT ALL

Actor Jimmy Sheirgill misses the bustle of film promotions amidst lockdown.

“I miss going out for film promotions. It's great fun when you can actually go and interact with people in public,” Jimmy said.

“There is a lot of fun attached to promotions, as everybody is together having a good time. At times, actors become too serious talking about their film and the other actor cheers up the scene. These are moments that are lived outside the film set,” said Jimmy, who has acted in around 75 Hindi films over the last two decades along with a few of Punjabi films.

He added: “I like going out for promotions. We work so hard while making a film that we miss out on the fun of it. Even though promotions are very hectic — you have to cover two cities in a day — but, the real fun happens during the promotions,” signed off Jimmy.                IANS

RODE KEEPS IT REAL

Actor Gautam Rode plays an NSG commando in the new OTT-released film State Of Siege: Temple Attack. The story revolves around a terror strike in a Gandhinagar temple and is based on the Akshardham attack of 2002.

If the plot adheres to a genre that has been explored in cinema many times, Gautam says the only way to break the cliche was to keep it real.

“I think one of the most important parts of our characters in the film was to keep it authentic. Our way of breaking the cliche was to keep it real. Every film that we have seen that is set against a backdrop of terror attack has men in uniforms come to rescue the hostages and show their bravery. It is something we have seen before on-screen. But we must not forget that in every situation, the characters are different and the challenges are different,” Gautam said.