At the India Today 2024 conclave in New Delhi, Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff attended the Bade Miyan vs Chote Miyan: Double Dose of an Action Ride session to talk about their film. In the session, Akshay said that it was not easy for him to decide for this film. He said: “It was pointless. When I got the script, the first thing written was ‘action and comedy’. Both are genres that I love. I wanted to say yes without reading the script, but I read the script and it was even more fun. It’s a total popcorn movie. It’s a lot of fun because after a long time I’m doing an action, that too with a beautiful co-star like Tiger Shroff.”
Tiger Shroff added, “The most special thing was working with the original action hero, our very own Tom Cruise, Mr. Akshay Kumar. I grew up adoring him and now actually sharing the screen with him, I’m very grateful. I have learned a lot from him and I have a lot to learn from him. I got to see him up close and personal, I got to spend a lot of time with him on and off screen. I used to think I was an early riser. I usually get up at 6 or 6:30, but Mr. wakes up at 4:30. I used to get alarm clocks from him and we used to practice together before filming.’
Akshay further said, “Throughout the film, we tried to do our stunts. Minimal VFX has been used and the locations are also real. We filmed in Abu Dhabi, Jordan, Scotland, Glasgow and Great Britain. I tried to raise the bar in this film and in real life he (Tiger Shroff) raised the roof. I got to learn a lot from him and he is very professional. I saw him warming up and stretching before each trick. He has a long way to go.”
Vashu Bhagnani and Pooja Entertainment presents Bade Miyan Chote Miyan in association with AAZ films. Written and directed by Ali Abbas Zafar and produced by Vashu Bhagnani, Deepshikha Deshmukh, Jackky Bhagnani, Himanshu Kishan Mehra, Ali Abbas Zafar, Music by Zee Music. The film is set to release on Eid 2024 starring Akshay Kumar, Tiger Shroff, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Sonakshi Sinha, Alaya F, Manushi Chillar.
