Published 14:53 IST, September 25th 2019
War Movie: Becomes the first film to be shot in the Arctic Circle
'War' is the first film that is being shot in the Arctic Circle in Finland. Hrithik and Tiger have pushed themselves said the director, Siddharth Anand
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The recently released trailer by YRF of War hit 70 million views on YouTube. The Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff's collaboration is one of the most awaited movies of 2019. The first look of the movie managed to create quite a frenzy with the fans of these two superstars. The trailer too is being widely appreciated. War is set for an October 2 release and it is the first time that Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff are collaborating for a film. The movie also stars Vaani Kapoor in a pivotal role.
Hrithik and Tiger have individually done multiple action films; War which falls in the same genre will be the first time the superstars collaborate. The film is speculated to have a number of exciting stunts and action sequences. Adding to the list of firsts, Director Siddharth Anand stated in an interview to ANI, that War is the first film that was shot in the Arctic circle. This news adds up to the excitement of fans for the film.
Here is what Director Siddharth Anand has to say about it:
"We were very clear from the start that we want to give Indian audiences action that they have never seen before. Our film has a huge car sequence that sees Hrithik and Tiger perform an adrenaline-pumping action stunt that has been entirely shot on ice. We shot this in Finland which is in the Arctic circle and we were informed by our production team that we were the first-ever film in the world to shoot an action sequence of this scale in the Arctic" said, director Siddharth Anand in an ANI interview.
He also added, "Hrithik and Tiger pushed themselves from the word go for our film to pull off some death-defying stunts. This sequence was incredibly risky but visually so stunning that we went for it”. According to industry gossip, the action sequence of the adrenaline-pumping car on ice is being shot in Finland, which falls in the Arctic Circle. This scene is being designed and directed by the Hollywood action director, Paul Jennings. Paul has worked on action spectacles for films like The Dark Knight starring Christian Bale, San Andreas starring Dwayne Johnson, Jack Reacher starring Tom Cruise, and for Game of Thrones.
11:59 IST, September 25th 2019