Exclusive: 'Lootcase' maker Rajesh Krishnan calls Gajraj Rao 'giant'; praises the cast

Recently, ad maker Rajesh Krishnan, who is all set to mark his directorial debut with Kunal Kemmu starrer Lootcase, talked about his overall experience with cast, in an exclusive interview with Republic Media Network. He praised Vijay Raaz, Kunal Kemmu, Rasika Dugal, Ranvir Shorey. Meanwhile, Krishnan also said, "Gajraj Rao is a giant". 

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Lootcase director Rajesh Krishnan shares his experience

Talking about Garjraj Rao, ad maker-turned-director said, "Even before Kunal came for project, we knew we are working with Gajraj for sure. When he finally said yes to film, I told him even if you haven't said yes, I would have kidnapped from your house and kept you on a gunpoint to make you perform. We haven't even started seeing Gajraj's capabilities yet."

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"I had a certain vision of what shooting a feature film was all about, but n it was far beyond my expectations." - Lootcase director

When asked to summarise his experience of shooting film with cast, Rajesh asserted, "It was very fulfilling and educational". Elaborating furr, he added, "Every day I wake up and still can't believe I worked with Vijay Raaz, Gajraj Rao, Ranvir Shorey. Vijay Raaz is a living legend. I have been seeing Kunal Kemmu for a good 25 years. He was brilliant as a child artist."

As conversation moved ahead, he added, "Rasika is like a teacher. And, it's best that you let her do those takes. I imagine what I can teach se guys. y just board in story and let's just play it as seriously as we can."

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Lootcase plot and details

upcoming comedy flick, Lootcase, will start streaming on OTT platform Disney+ Hotstar from July 31 onwards. Along with Kunal Kemmu, film will also feature Rasika Dugal, Gajraj Rao, Vijay Raaz, and Ranvir Shorey in lead cast. film will follow story of a common man who finds a suitcase full of cash. plot will take a turn when he will find that a cop, a gangster and a politician are looking for same bag. Earlier, film was slated to take a oretical release, but considering current pandemic situation, makers decided to give it an OTT release.