“I said I don’t do just one scene”: Upendra Limaye had earlier refused Animal’s Cameo

In the movie “Animal,” Ranbir Kapoor gives a great performance. But sometimes, other actors can be amazing even if they’re only in one scene. This happened with Upendra Limaye, who has a small but powerful role in a fight scene just before the break in the middle of the movie.

At first, Upendra didn’t want to take the role. While sharing the story behind his casting in an exclusive interview with Bollywood Hungama, he said, “Sandeep’s assistant Jeetendra Bhosle had called me 8-10 months ago and said that they are making a film with T-Series which is directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga and whether I will do it. I told him, ‘Arre yaar, ek scene main nahin karta, chal chhod’. That was the first conversation. He called 2-3 times again. After a couple of months, he told me that Sandeep sir only wants me to do that role.”

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Upendra continued, “By then, I had seen Arjun Reddy. It became one of my favourite films. When I was in 10^th or 11^th, I had seen Ram Gopal Varma’s Shiva, and that film influenced me a lot. I was wondering who this first-time filmmaker is who conceived such scenes in this way and executed them. After watching Arjun Reddy, I felt he (Vanga) is the Ram Gopal Varma of this generation; (I mean) the original one who made Shiva. I found him very interesting. What a flawless film he made in the form of Arjun Reddy; very original and pure.”

“It was nice meeting him,” continued Upendra. “He told me that it’s an interval point action sequence and it’s a high-voltage action drama. He also showed me the picture of the gun machine. He said that it’s a three-and-a-half-page scene, but the scene is entirely mine. He had seen my Sarkar Raj and few other films. He knew I do Marathi films more and I am a National Award-winning actor.”

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But Vanga wanted Upendra to shave his moustache and cut his hair short. “I said that can’t happen as I had signed one Excel Entertainment film, and its shooting was to happen soon. So, I said I can’t remove my moustache and cut my hair. But he asked me if I would like to do this role. I said based on what you have said, I would like to, and it will be fun to do such a special appearance. So, he said, no problem, let’s lock this without cutting my hair or removing my moustache. He suggested that we can do back-combing of my hair,” said Limaye.

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