Anurag Kashyap is one of the finest directors of Indian Cinema. His cinema brought India to the world map as they traveled in numerous international film festivals and won international accolades and recognition. He is famed to make the best out of the least. It means he comes up with excellent final products with a meager budget.
He started his Bollywood career by assisting Ram Gopal Varma and later went on to become the poster boy of path-breaking and unconventional movies in Bollywood. In 2007, Anurag Kashyap wrote and directed a neo-noir surreal psychological thriller film named No Smoking. This movie is available at Mzaalo - the best free movie streaming app. While watching this movie, participate in the “Bid & Win'' contest and get reward coins on fabulous products. Download this app for your android or iOs to know more.
Meanwhile, check out some of the interesting trivia about the No Smoking movie: -
Do you know that No Smoking is roughly based on Stephen King's short story Quitters, Inc. Now, this short story was published as part of his 1978 award-winning collection Night shift. A voracious reader like Anurag Kashyap turned that into a full-fledged movie.
The lead role was offered to John Abraham and his fans/admirers or Bollywood enthusiasts know that he is one of the fittest actors of Hindi Cinema. His physical workout regimen is strict and he follows a nutritious lifestyle. John quit smoking some time back but for this role, he had to smoke 99 cigarettes a day and that badly affected his lungs. Can you imagine this actor’s commitment to his role?
Anurag Kashyap went to Kay Kay Menon with this interesting story and he declined this role. But he suggested that Anurag should rope in someone who has “star” power for this unconventional role. Anurag then went to Shah Rukh Khan who said this movie has “anti-smoking” feelings and rejected it. John Abraham with a chain of Hit movies like Jism, Paap, Dhoom, Kaal, Garam Masala, etc. was the hottest star in those days who became an inspiration for many. Finally, he agreed to do this psychological thriller movie.
One of the chilling facts about No Smoking is that it was shot extensively in various parts of the Russian Federation, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Siberia. The climate was mercilessly cold with temperatures dropping to -25 degrees Celsius.
If you have already seen this neo-noir surreal movie, then you know Paresh Rawl played the main antagonist in the movie. The name of his character was Shri Shri Prakash Guru Ghantal Baba Bengali Sealdahwale. He is mysterious, clever, and forces people to quit smoking. This Guru is so powerful that after going out from his rehab if someone starts to smoke again, he gets to know about that - no matter even if the smoker is in No Man’s Land.
The role of Guru was offered to many notable actors of Bollywood like Amitabh Bachchan, Irrfan Khan, and Pankaj Kapur. But everyone declined and that’s how Paresh Rawal got the chance to portray this intensely dark character.
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