August 7th 2023.
Utkarsh Sharma is reprising his role as the grown-up Charanjeet ‘Jeete’ Singh, the son of Tara and Sakeena, in Gadar 2. Directed by Anil Sharma, it is set to release in theatres on August 11. The Free Press Journal had the opportunity to catch up with him for an exclusive chat.
When the trailer was released, viewers commented on the similarities between Gadar-Ek Prem Katha and Gadar 2. Utkarsh addressed this concern, saying, “People have a lot of expectations. The conflict of Gadar was during the partition, whereas Gadar 2 is set in the 1971 conflict. The characters have also grown. It has the look and feel of 1971, which is very raw. We want to present the emotions of that time. The trailer highlighted the action, father-son bond, and family bond, but there is a lot more to the film. It explores the sensitivity and what a member of a family can do for their entire family. That’s the core idea of the film.”
Utkarsh then shared his expectations for the film, as well as the reactions of his family and friends. He said, “We weren’t particularly looking for a story, we were doing something else. It was during the lockdown when the writer Shaktiman came to us with this one liner for Gadar 2. Dad got very excited and within a day, the project was greenlit. We worked on the script for another one and a half years. We wanted to make Gadar 2 larger than life. We have depicted it realistically and the emotions are larger than life as well.”
When asked about his action scenes, Utkarsh said, “I do have a little bit because I am playing Tara Singh’s son. Our action styles are different. Sunny sir’s style is raw, mine is agility-based. It’s more hand to hand style. There will be a little bit of differences in characters because of age. I am doing more with speed, Sunny sir is playing more with power.”
Utkarsh then reflected on whether he felt Gadar 2 should have been his adult debut film. He said, “Yes, my debt film is Genius. Unfortunately, that didn’t go well. Yes, I agree this should have been my debut film but we were not looking for a sequel. With Genius I learnt a lot like marketing and release decisions and also about the business end. I have tried to implement this in this film.”
Finally, Utkarsh gave his thoughts on his co-star Simrat Kaur. He said, “Simrat’s audition was no less than a story itself. We wanted a fresh face so that it doesn’t predict which side this character would lead towards. Her audition was taken with a mobile. Coincidently, we did this audition in the same frame. We auditioned for an improvisation scene. Surprisingly, I ran out of lines. She was very good. She is a good actor and looks the character.”
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