Crew Members Teared Up During Diljit's Hair-Cutting Scene, Says Jogi Director Ali Abbas Zafar
Jogi, which premiered on Netflix last week, examines the hardship experienced by the Sikh community in Delhi after former prime minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated.
Jogi, which premiered on Netflix last week, examines the hardship experienced by the Sikh community in Delhi after former prime minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated.
Following Gandhi's assassination by her Sikh bodyguards the previous month, which resulted in the deaths of more than 3,000 Sikhs throughout India, unrest broke out in the country's capital and other regions in October 1984.
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According to director Ali Abbas Zafar, he wanted to tell a tale of brotherhood from the viewpoint of actor Diljit Dosanjh's main character. The movie struck the right chord with the audience and is earning praise.
While the film contains several intense moments, one caught the audience off guard when Diljit Dosanjh's character unexpectedly chops off his hair at a crucial juncture.
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In a recent interview, Ali Abbas Zafar shared it was ¡®the film's soul'. Talking to India Today, Ali Abbas Zafar explained,
"So when Diljit read the script, I asked him, ¡®should we edit out something if it is insensitive?¡¯. And he said nothing. He said whatever you have written is what actually happened. He was the first to tell me this scene is the film's soul. This is the biggest sacrifice anyone who belongs to this community will make to save the lives of people from that community. And that is why that scene became the most pivotal point in the film. When I came on set, I placed my cameras and said we could not do this scene three or four times; I would have one take. I told my technical crew I would have one take, do whatever you have to do, and then I said lock your cameras and leave."
Zafar, who helmed the popular 'Ek Tha Tiger' franchise, revealed that DdiIljit took command of the situation and got hold of everything he achieved.
He also shared that the entire crew who was present while Diljit gave the shot was numb and teary-eyed.
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He said, "Diljit was very sombre. We spoke for five minutes, and I told him what I wanted him to feel. And I said no one can explain it better than you yourself. I can give you a little motivation, but I don¡¯t want to direct you in this scene. This is your scene; you have to own it. And everything that Diljit has done in the scene is all his. And I feel super emotional talking about the scene. There were 5-6 people who couldn¡¯t look at it. They were looking down, and they had tears in their eyes because it¡¯s something that you can only feel when you watch the film about what this man is doing."
The movie also stars Kumud Mishra, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Hiten Tejwani, and Amyra Dastur.
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