All of us have seen Katrina Kaif mesmerizing the audience with her acting talent, stunning looks and spectacular dance moves, but now Katrina is all set to do something novel. Katrina Kaif will reportedly sport her action avatar in the upcoming film 'Phantom', as she is geared up to do some breath-taking action stunts in this flick. In Phantom' Katrina Kaif plays an ex-RAW agent on a mission along with the character of Daniyal played bySaif Ali Khan. The action sequences of Katrina in 'Phantom' will reveal a whole new story. According to the director Kabir Khan ‘Phantom' will be Katrina’s finest performance so far. There's an underwater sequence, where Katrina had to be about 40 feet below water, which was riskier than the kind of stunts she did in Ek Tha Tiger.
In another sequence of the film shot in ‘Beirut’, the duo is shown being chased by a Syrian tank. As per the script, Saif Ali Khan was supposed to fire machine gun at the chasers, while Katrina Kaif was supposed to take cover. But while shooting the scene, Katrina insisted she wanted a piece of the action. “In that scene, Saif and I are in a jeep and a Syrian army tank approaches us. Saif had to leap towards the machine gun and open fire on them. When the shot was set up, our action director had conveniently thought that the jeep's driver and Saif will be firing the guns and I will crouch and hide near the door. I explained to Sham Kaushal, the stunt director that I play an ex-RAW agent, trained adequately for combat. Then why do Saif and the army guys get a chance to shoot while I am expected to hide!” Katrina Kaif is quoted as saying by The Times of India. Katrina explained this to director Kabir Khan when he came on sets. He agreed with Katrina’s point of view and made her fire guns in the scene.
‘Phantom’ will hit theatres on August 28. So if you want to see how deadly a beauty like Katrina Kaif looks while shooting bullets, get your tickets booked in advance.
SHORT SYNOPSIS:
Phantom is a political thriller set in the volatile climate that exists in South Asia. Constant terror attacks against India have left the Indian people feeling vulnerable and angry. The Indian government and security agencies are helpless as the masterminds of the attacks are out of reach. When an infiltrator with plans to attack India is caught, the Head of India’s security agency and his team take matters into their own hands. The film follows the protagonist Daniyal, whose journey to seek justice takes him to India, Europe, America and the volatile Middle East. Local assets in various countries help Daniyal, including Nawaz Mistry who works for an American security agency. Daniyal and Nawaz are drawn into a battle of wits with a shrewd and ruthless enemy. With the enemy hot on their heels, Daniyal and Nawaz against all odds try and finish the job they had set out to do. Along the way they find out that in a mission like this there is always a price to pay, in this case a very personal price.
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Film: Phantom
Release Date: August 28, 2015
Screen Format: Cinemascope
Sound: 5.1 Dolby Digital
Runtime: 148 mins
Language: Hindi
Subtitles: English
Genre:
Producer: Sajid Nadiadwala and Siddharth Roy Kapur
Associate Producer: Rakesh Madhotra
Direction: Kabir Khan
Cast:
Story and Screenplay: Kabir Khan and Parveez Shaikh
Director of Photography: Aseem Mishra
Music:
Editor:
Production Designer: Rajat Kapoor, Sukant Panigrahi, Zeina Nawar, Paul McCulloch
Sound Design: Debasish Mishra
Costume Designer: Subarna Ray Chaudhuri
