The origins of the March 6 release Kaamyaab go back to writer-director Hardik Mehta ’s love for Hindi action movies from the 1980s and ear...
The origins of the March 6 release Kaamyaab go back to writer-director Hardik Mehta’s love for Hindi action movies from the 1980s and early ’90s. Mehta was particularly fascinated by the “layers of henchmen that the hero had to fight before reaching the final villain”, he told Scroll.in.
Among the specialist actors who played these mini-baddies was the late Sudhir, who was, and still is, one of Mehta’s favourite actors. Sudhir has inspired Sudheer, played by Sanjay Mishra in Kaamyaab. A bit-part actor, Sudheer realises that he has credits in 499 films and sets out to star in his 500th feature with the help of casting director Gulati (Deepak Dobriyal).
Apart from Sarika Singh as Sudheer’s daughter and Isha Talwar as his neighbour, the cast includes well-known character actors such as Avtar Gill, Manmauji, Birbal, Ramesh Goyal, Anil Nagrath, Viju Khote and Lilliput. “The film is called kaamyaab because every person wrings himself dry to become successful,” Mehta said. “It could be breaking a record or earning a particular amount of money, but real success lies in having your family together at the end of your life and spending good times with them.” Excerpts from an interview with Mehta, whose credits include the award-winning short film Amdavad Ma Famous (2015) and the...
