The audience will love me on the big screen-Anuuj Saxena
By SAMPURNThursday, April 22, 2010
April 23, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):Anuuj Saxsena was a big hit with the audiences on the small screen. He will soon be seen showing his acting prowess in the forthcoming movie “Chase”.”Chase” is the first independent venture of Maverick Production Pvt.Ltd directed by Jagmohan Mundhra. The main star casts of the movie are Anuuj Saxsena, Udita Goswami, Samir Kocchar, Aditya Raj Kapoor, Tarina Patel, Rajesh Khattar and Shweta Menon. Recently we caught hold of Anuuj Saxsena and interviewed him on his forthcoming movies. Excerpts-
You have acted in “Chase” as well as produced it. How did you juggle two different roles at one time?
“Chase” is the first independent venture of Maverick Production. I never faced any problem balancing acting and producing as I got tremendous support from all the staff of my production house.
How did you decide to make an action, thriller movie “Chase”?
When I heard the story of the film I really liked it and I know the audiences appreciate action movies made with new concepts and storylines.
So how has director Jagmohan Mundhra directed the movie?
Director Jagmohan Mundhra has done a fantastic job in directing the movie. I am sure the audience will like the movie without a doubt.
We have heard about a certain rift between you and director Jagmohan Mundhra.
No there are no rifts between us. When two or more people work together certain differences of opinion are bound to happen.
Tell us something more about your character in the movie.
I play the character of Sohail, a youngster wrongly accused in a murder case and who wants to prove his innocence. Sohail is on the run from the police who are convinced that he is the culprit.
What was your experience working with actresses Udita Goswami and Tarina Patel?
It was a great experience working with Udita and Tarina. Both of them are talented actresses and they have worked really hard in this movie. We all shared a great chemistry during the making of the movie.
So will the audience get to see the actresses doing action scenes too?
Yes definitely why not. Both Udita and Tarina have shot for action scenes as per their characters.
What kind of movies do you want to do after this one?
I have not really thought about the future so much, but I would like to do movies in which the character suits me perfectly.
As a producer what are your future projects?
I will be producing a movie with Chirag Paswan and Kangana and a movie with the acclaimed director Tanuja Chandra. As of now I am concentrating on these 2 projects.
You have a lot of fan following on the small-screen; do you think you can get a similar following on the silver screen?
Yes definitely. The audiences have always loved and supported me and I am confident that they would love me in the movies as well.
-Sampurn Wire