Circuit ke liye kuch bhi karega!

… ‘Munnabhai’ Sanjay Dutt signed on ‘Anthony Kaun Hai?’ only on the insistence of pal Arshad Warsi.

Film: ‘Anthony Kaun Hai?’
Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi, Minissha Lamba and Anusha Dandekar
Director: Raj Kaushal
Producer: Nikhil Panchamiya

Friend indeed: Sanjay Dutt can do anything for friends, and it was on the insistence of good pal Arshad Warsi that he agreed to work in ‘Anthony Kaun Hai?’ “We wrapped up Mr Dutt’s portions in 10 days in Bangkok. All throughout, he remained in his character, so much so that he used to eat his lunch without even loosening the tie or removing his coat. That’s great dedication, I would say,” says Panchamiya.

Who’s Anthony?: The plot’s about the search for a certain Anthony Gonzalves. Arshad plays a guy called Champ, but Dutt mistakes him for Anthony. Dutt, who plays Master Madan, is the assassin. “His character is very stylish. He uses a laptop and drives a Ferrari,” adds Panchamiya.

No shopping, only work: While Dutt is known for being a shopaholic, during the shooting in Bangkok, he hardly spent any time on his favourite pastime. “In fact, he barely went beyond the confines of the sets. He would wake up early and shoot till late in the night,” says Panchamiya. A major portion, incidentally, has been shot in Krabi, a consortium of over 1000 islands which is some 13 hours away from Bangkok.

Meanwhile, the makers are also planning a music video of a Himesh Reshammiya song. “We thought of the separate video because it wouldn’t suit Mr Dutt’s character to sing and dance - he is an assassin after all and it wouldn’t look nice if we show him singing.”