Ashutosh Rana has a face-off with a tigress in ‘Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai’

The extremely talented Ashutosh Rana manages to stump the audience with his performance every time he steps on screen. And the same remains true for his upcoming film ‘Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai’, in which he dons the role of Kunwar Vikram Pratap Singh.

The actor will be seen having a face off with none other than a tigress. Ashutosh shot solo for the scenes that were filmed in Mumbai and the action director admits it was a very challenging task for him to execute this scene. Director Keshhav Panneriy spoke about the scene and said, “We thought of this scene in a bid to show the lifestyle of a royal from the bygone era and incorporated a scene where he’s shown hunting a tigress. Tee-Yai, the tigress seen in the shot, was a moody beast who’d shoot whenever she was up for it.” (Also Read: ‘Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai’: KK’s voice does wonders for the title track of the Arbaaz Khan-starrer)

“She [the tigress] threw tantrums once every hour or so, and would refuse to shoot until her trainer cajoled her for the shots. Once, she even charged towards the unit, but her trainer got into action in the nick of time,” recalls the crew member.

Keshhav further adds, “Ashutosh would observe the tigress’ behaviour and then would try to understand her moods and memorise her movements, so he could work on his performance to make it look like a real fight.”

‘Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai’ is a family entertainer which also stars Arbaaz Khan, Himansh Kohli, Manjari Fadnnis, Supriya Patahk, Rati Agnihotri and Prem Chopra. The movie releases on March 3, 2017.