'Fighter': Hrithik Roshan says he 'took time to be convinced about Patty'

Hrithik Roshan has opened up on his character in the film ‘Fighter’ in a recent interview. The actor said that it took time for him ‘to be convinced about Patty’.

Hrithik said that with the film, he is breaking his patterns and trying something new. Indian Express quoted the actor saying, “It took time for me to be convinced about Patty. He is not larger than life, the film is larger than life. Up until then I was doing characters which a larger-than-life emotional arc, but I understood that what Sid was trying to achieve, he was breaking his own mould and constructing a hero, by taking aspects of me as a person, putting them together and saying. ‘Hey, this is what I want from you and here is my character, who is not larger than life.’ He is not Kabir or Pathaan, he is just a guy.”

Talking about the predictions for the film, director Siddharth Anand said, “No filmmaker can predict the level of success or figures their films can achieve. You can dream, but not plan for it. It is a lot of love, luck and effort obviously. We were all taken by surprise with Pathaan numbers. The audience just opened their hearts with the film. Now we are at the cusp of something very special again.”

The filmmaker also said that what they are actually hoping is love and recognition for the film and that the numbers will follow. “We are just hoping, not for the numbers, but that we get a lot of love and recognition. We have made a desi film. It is stylised, but very rooted.” he added.

About ‘Fighter’
‘Fighter’ which also features Deepika Padukone and Anil Kapoor in a key roles, follows the journey of Shamsher Pathania (portrayed by Hrithik Roshan) as he fulfills his lifelong dream of becoming a member of the Indian Air Force. Faced with demanding challenges, Shamsher must overcome his own limitations to emerge as a true hero.

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