Determined to break the cliches of a small-town cop, Tigmanshu Dhulia is giving Arjun Rampal time to essay the real-life character based in Jai Ramji
The man is incredible. He is not only a super capable police officer but also a connoisseur of French wines and Hindustani classical music.
He can nab a criminal as swiftly as he can identify a thumri or dadra," describes neo-realist director Tigmanshu Dhulia about the real-life cop from Allahabad, who is the subject of his film Jai Ramji.
Arjun Rampal, who will essay the character, is heading to Allahabad next month to meet the subject of the film.
Dhulia is adamant that Rampal take time to understand the real-life cop because he wants to break the stereotypical depiction of a small-time boorish cop with his khaki shirt open to his naval and his gun half out of his holster.
As Dhulia explains, "Why must we always presume that small-town cops from North India are like Chulbul Pandey? I know so many civil servants in UP who are suave, worldly, wise, literate and erudite.
Arun's character of the cop is as much into aesthetics and arts as he is into nabbing hardcore criminals. I want him to spend at least two weeks in preparation. I don't want him to just wear khaki and behave like a filmi cop."
The man is incredible. He is not only a super capable police officer but also a connoisseur of French wines and Hindustani classical music.
He can nab a criminal as swiftly as he can identify a thumri or dadra," describes neo-realist director Tigmanshu Dhulia about the real-life cop from Allahabad, who is the subject of his film Jai Ramji.
Arjun Rampal, who will essay the character, is heading to Allahabad next month to meet the subject of the film.
Dhulia is adamant that Rampal take time to understand the real-life cop because he wants to break the stereotypical depiction of a small-time boorish cop with his khaki shirt open to his naval and his gun half out of his holster.
As Dhulia explains, "Why must we always presume that small-town cops from North India are like Chulbul Pandey? I know so many civil servants in UP who are suave, worldly, wise, literate and erudite.
Arun's character of the cop is as much into aesthetics and arts as he is into nabbing hardcore criminals. I want him to spend at least two weeks in preparation. I don't want him to just wear khaki and behave like a filmi cop."
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