Home | Entertainment | Action For Sake Of Action Is Like An Item Number Kabir Khan Action for sake of action is like an item number: Kabir Khan Hyderabad-born filmmaker explains the thought behind pivotal eight-minute continuous war sequence in his latest ‘Chandu Champion’ By PTI Published Date - 14 June 2024, 03:17 PM File Photo New Delhi: When action is detached from sentiments, it only serves as a promotional tool in the movie, much like an item number, says filmmaker Kabir Khan , who has pulled off a pivotal eight-minute continuous war sequence in his latest Chandu Champion . The much-talked about shot highlights the “emotional drama” of the story instead of showing action for the sake of it, said Khan, adding that they shot it at 9,000 feet above sea level in Kashmir’s Aru Valley. Also Read Kartik Aaryan posts late birthday wishes for ‘Chandu Champion’ director Kabir Khan After four days of rehearsal, the section was filmed in one day which featured fighter jets, bomb blasts, and intense combat scenes.
“I have always believed and done that even in my earlier action films — action for the sake of action never really works, then it’s an item number. Action works when the emotional drama and arc of the story moves forward with the action,” says Kabir. The start of the action and the end of the action has to move and that in this film (Chandu Champion) is huge.
It’s one of the most pivotal points in the plot,” the filmmaker says. Inspired by the lif.