Picking up a new thread

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Ramesh Khatkar’s Toss may not have a star-studded cast to boast about but the film will be a visual treat for the audiences as centuries-old Portuguese houses of Goa (the shooting location for the film) have been put on display throughout the movie.

An out-and-out thriller, Toss features Prashant Raj (Ram Gopal Varma’s find for Aag, a remake of the cult classic Sholay, that bombed at box office), Ashmit Patel and Aarti Chhabria among others.

“Shooting in those houses was so cool,” Prashant says, adding: “For us it was like going back a couple of centuries and landing in Portugal. They houses will serve as great visuals for our film.”

But would you mind telling whether working with mentor Ram Gopal Varma was a boon or a bane?  Not only did the film flop but it almost sank the career of the entire cast?

“For me, it was a boon for sure,” he says, “I was a newcomer and if you think it was a dream debut for me — big director, big star cast, lots of promotions and me playing the role Mr. Amitabh Bachchan played. I mean it was dream come true for me.”

He hastens to add, “The film had so many pluses that I did not for a second think that the film would flop. It was a remake of Sholay, we knew people would come to see the film for the sheer fact that it was a remake of the blockbuster. Till the day the film opened, I was very confident about a hit but after that what happened is history.”And how did it feel when the film flopped?

“It hurt, really I could not take it but you know sometimes in life things just click and sometimes it doesn’t. But  I was happy with the publicity I got,” he said.
 
Can you tell us something about your character in Toss? “I play this guy called Samay. He is into advertising; hard working and ambitious. I’m one of the six friends. And the story is about taking some bold decisions that change the lives of these friends forever.”