‘Andhadhun’ gives Sriram the thrills
Khan on ‘Koffee with Karan’ season six. Filmmaker Sriram Raghavan, whose new movie Andhadhun has opened to positive reviews, says writing a thriller story is very challenging for a film.
The movie, out now in the UAE, features Ayushmann Khurrana, Tabu and Radhika Apte in the lead.
“We have written this story with a group of writers. So when one person came up with an element, others were reacting to that as an audience to find out if it was thrilling enough to feel engaged and worth enough to incorporate in the story,” said Raghavan. “Writing a thriller is quite challenging, especially for a film because we have to keep the audience engaged constantly.”
The story has been written by Arijit Biswas, Pooja Ladha Surti, Yogesh Chandekar along with Raghavan.
Andhadhun revolves around a visually challenged piano player, played by Khurrana, who gets involved in a crime.
While Raghavan was quite sure about roping in Tabu for the movie, he was initially on the lookout for a new face to play the male protagonist.
“I narrated it to Tabu and asked if she is interested because I so wanted to cast her in the film. Thankfully, she agreed. But the shooting of the film started later because I wanted to cast someone who is ready to invest time to learn the piano,” said Raghavan. “Ayushmann took two months to learn the instrument.”