Kangana Ranaut and Shahid Kapoor return from Arunachal Pradesh after shooting 'Rangoon'

Kangana Ranaut and Shahid Kapoor have returned back from Arunachal Pradesh after shooting for their upcoming movie 'Rangoon' - it had been a grueling three week schedule for them and Saif Ali Khan also came by for a few days to shoot his portion of the film which is basically a love story set during the Second World War.
This has been reported in indianexpress.com dated 23 March 2016.

The producer of 'Rangoon' is Sajid Nadiadwala and he had made arrangements to shoot for the film at virgin locales which were not close to their hotel. Obviously, the living conditions left much to be desired but no one complained. Saif Ali Khan was there for a couple of days and he soldiered through long drives to and between Pasighat, Rottung and Kibang. At times it was an eight nine-hour journey one way. He also undertook long treks through jungles.
Since the sun rises early in the eastern regions, action started from 4 am. They packed up early also - by 4-5 pm because by then the light would fade and everyone would be in bed by 8 pm.
Shahid Kapoor could not forego his workouts since he portrays the role of a soldier in the film and needed to be in peak physical condition for the action scenes. He’s never been fitter.
'Rangoon' is directed by Vishal Bhardwaj and is expected to release on October 14.


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Shahid Kapoor portrays the role of an army officer in 'Rangoon'

Bollywood heartthrob Shahid Kapoor is, at present, shooting for Vishal Bhardwaj’s upcoming film ‘Rangoon’ in which he will portray the role of an army officer. From his first look of the movie, Shahid in army uniform looks every inch like an army officer.
This has been reported in indianexpress.com dated 25 December 2015.

The movie 'Rangoon' is set during the World War II and is a love story which also features actor Saif Ali Khan and actress Kangana Ranaut in lead roles. Incidentally, Vishal Bhardwaj, who always gives Shahid new looks in the film, had tried out two looks – in one, Shahid sports a thick beard, in the other, he is minus a mustache. Shahid Kapoor is reported to be training hard in the gym for the taut body of an army jawan. He has given up on carbs and cigarettes to look the part.
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Kangana Ranaut learns horse riding for her role in ‘Rangoon’

Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut always to get into the skin of the role in her movies and, since she will soon be appearing in Vishal Bhardwaj’s Rangoon, she has begun her preparations for her role in the movie. She is learning horse riding for her role in the film under the training of actor Jeetu Verma aka Jojo. He is usually seen in villainous roles in Bollywood movies.
This has been reported in indianexpress.com dated 3 October 2015.

Jeetu was last seen in Kapil Sharma’s Kis Kise Pyaar Karu and, as he has explained, Kangana must master horse riding for her role in Rangoon and Jeetu has been teaching her for the past two months to acquire the necessary skill.
Incidentally, Jeetu has also trained Shahid Kapoor and Alia Bhatt in horse training for ‘Shaandaar’ and had picked up his love for horses and riding from his father who used to supply horses to all major Bollywood movies.
Some of Jeetu’s other students were Salman Khan for Auzaar. Then there were Akshay Kumar, Arjun Rampal, Hrithik Roshan and many other. In Jeetu’s opinion, celebrities find horse riding a good form of exercise since the entire body is in motion while riding.
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Kangana Ranaut has not minced her words when she says that she feels ashamed of products like fairness creams and also the actors who endorse the same. As she has remarked, India is a country of beautiful people and its women should not be subjected to this sort of discrimination.
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Kangana Ranaut to learn ballet, sword fighting and horse riding for ‘Rangoon’

Kangana Ranaut is scheduled to play the role of a Broadway star Julia in her next film Rangoon which would be directed by Vishal Bhardwaj and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. She is a perfectionist and, hence, has decided to take lessons in activities like ballet, sword fencing and horse riding to make the scenes look realistic. This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 28 July 2015.

Kangana Ranaut is one of the finest actors in Bollywood and is keen to get into the skin of her character fully. She has already spent a couple of weeks at Broadway to observe them closely and now, she has a trainer from the US who is training her in ballet dancing. In the movie Rangoon, she is also required to do a few scenes in sword fighting and horse riding – hence her keenness to learn the basics of such activities. She has already got hold of a trainer for sword fighting from Kerala and for horse riding from Jaipur. (Image courtesy wikimediacommons.org)

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