In an unique dialog with Zoom, actor Vikas Kumar spoke in regards to the uncommon circumstances on the Andaman Islands whereas taking pictures his latest present Kaala Paani. The actor needed to ignore the truth that crabs, chameleons and even snakes had been round him and his co-stars whereas filming the sequence.
Updated Oct 21, 2023 | 05:44 PM IST
1st Day Of Shoot, There Was A Huge, Green Snake…: How Vikas Kumar Got Used To Filming Kaala Paani In Andaman With Reptiles (Image credit score: Netflix)
In Netflix’s Kaala Paani, which was launched on October 18, a thriller sickness strikes the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, trapping residents and vacationers in lockdown as officers attempt to include the outbreak. Actor Vikas Kumar performs one such vacationer who’s separated from his youngsters and struggles to seek out his method again to them. The actor spoke about being the troublesome circumstances of taking pictures the present on the island, typically surrounded by undesirable friends together with snakes and different bugs.
Vikas Kumar on the difficult shoot on Kaala Paani
In an interview with Zoom, Vikas revealed that Kaala Paani was one of many first fictional exhibits to be shot extensively on the island. During the one-and-a-half-month shoot, the actors needed to forego vainness vans and make-up rooms whereas taking pictures out within the jungle. The actor shared, “It does tend to get hot. We were shooting in the months of April and May and monsoon arrives early. So that can cause problems in terms of finishing your shoot. Cyclone bhi aa gaya tha [A cyclone had also come].”
Vikas went on to say, “And of course, shot ke beech mein janwar [In the middle of a shot, there were animals]. My very first day of shoot, there was this huge green-coloured snake walking around. You couldn’t do much about it. We did feel that how does one shoot, but we just kept shooting.”
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Snakes on the units of Kaala Paani
One time, there was a snake wrapped round a tripod. After a while, the forged and crew tried to disregard their environment and concentrate on their pictures. Vikas stated it was fairly regular to seek out crabs, chameleons and different reptiles near the forest. He defined, “It’s a unique space because you have water and beach with white sand, which is some meters and straight [ahead], it’s the jungle. It’s within 15 meters of each other.”
He added, “The second-third day itself, going to our resort where we all were staying, we were going to our rooms and hamare samne se ek lamba, chauda snake guzara [a big, large snake crossed our path], but it was a normal situation. You’ll raise an alarm, but you can’t do anything. On the flip side, I became very appreciative of life for some time. Because you are helpless, living with girgit [chameoleons] and everything around you so you’re like tum bhi ho, main bhi hoon [you are here and so am I]. Hum saath saath [We co-exist], basically.”
Authentic casting on the present
Kaala Paani has an ensemble forged that features Mona Singh, Amey Wagh, Ashutosh Gowariker, Arushi Sharma and plenty of others. Vikas shared quite a few his scenes with Sukant Goel, who performs Chiru, an area tour information. Elaborating on the casting, Vikas acknowledged that the present’s makers didn’t compromise wherever.
He stated, “It’s a very realistic casting. If you look at Amey Wagh or Sukant or myself or this new girl, Radhika [Mehrotra], it’s not that they’ve picked very big stars/glamorous faces or something. They’ve stayed true to… I’m actually saying a fact because in terms of, when I said 3/4 of Versova has auditioned for it. Every second actor you bump into, and they’ve auditioned for either my part, many for [Amey Wagh’s] part because that was the last cast. I was, I think, probably the first cast.”
The actor added that he hoped it is likely to be a brand new benchmark for exhibits within the OTT house. Produced by Posham Pa Pictures, the present Kaala Paani is presently on the highest 10 listing of exhibits in India on Netflix.
