September 25, 2008

Drona is Bollywood’s Indiana Jones, Says Director Goldie Behl

Abhishek Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra starrer upcoming adventure flick, ‘Drona’ is one of the two high-profile films to be released during Eid Festival in Bollywood. A lot of things have been written on the movie ‘Drona’ that tells the story of an adventurous man named Aditya/ Drona who takes up the responsibility to protect the human race from being destroyed. The movie Drona hits the big screen on 2 October world wide.

Director Goldie Behl has recently termed ‘Drona’ as an adventure thriller that revolves around a world that he churned out in his imagination. He also said that the movie fells in the same genre that Harry Potter, Indiana Jones belong to. Aside from his movie, Goldie Bhel is also excited with the performance of Abhishek Bachchan.

Apunkachoice reported:

"It belongs to the Harry Potter, Indiana Jones genre. I started shooting early January last year and completed the film in 12 months. The post production took ten months because of the visual effects," Behl said.

"Abhishek works with several outside directors, but I connect with him very well and he understands what I want even without me saying it," he said.

In "Drona", Abhishek plays Aditya who is unaware of his destiny and the film dwells on how he realises the purpose of his existence and the way he lives up to it.

Abhishek Bachchan has even claimed recently that the movie will show his career best performance. Aside from Abhishek Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra, the movie also stars Kay Kay Menon and Jaya Bachchan in two important roles.