Published 13:25 IST, April 21st 2020
Kareena Kapoor & Saif Ali Khan's 'Agent Vinod' was shot in Morocco; here is some trivia
Agent Vinod a film of Kareena Kapoor & Saif Ali Khan was shot in Morocco. Here are some other interesting facts and trivial facts of the film. Read here.
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Agent Vinod was a spy thriller where we saw Kareena Kapoor with her now husband Saif Ali Khan in the lead role. In this story, Kareena plays a spy who is also trying to bring down the syndicate. The syndicate is trying to destroy India with a nuclear bomb, and both Kareena and Saif team up to save the day. The movie was a hit at the box office and also was loved by fans. Kareena's role as a spy was a very integral part of the story. Here is some trivia from the film Agent Vinod.
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Agent Vinod trivia
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In one of the scenes, Saif Ali Khan says his name is Mahendra Sandhu, which is a callback to the name of the actor who acted in the film titled Agent Vinod which released in 1977.
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The film was criticised by viewers and the viewers called the film 'Travel Agent Vinod' as Saif Ali Khan travels to many countries in the film.
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This film was banned in Pakistan as it made references to the ISI's involvement in Jihadi groups and other terror activities.
- Gulshan Grover's name in the film is Taimur and ironically today the couple's son is also named Taimur.
- Neil Nitin Mukesh was offered the lead role but he declined it.
- The film was in making for more than two years.
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The movie was shot in Tangier, Morocco, and yet there was no reference of it in the whole film.
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The song Pungi took inspiration from the song Boney M song Rasputin.
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Agent Vinod saw Saif Ali Khan and director Sriram Raghavan work together for the second time post, Ek Hasina Thi.
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The makers of Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan's film reportedly said that the whole Raabta sequence was shot in a single three-plus minute sequence. Cinematographer Muraleedharan said that they rehearsed for three days before shooting on Steadicam. About 50 cues were given during the shot for its perfect execution.
13:25 IST, April 21st 2020