

Get your swag on with discounted movies to stream at home, exclusive movie gear, access to advanced screenings and discounts galore. The cold climate was another challenge that I had to face. Rack up 500 points and you'll score a 5 reward for more movies.

And here I had a python wrapped around my neck that made me shiver.

I am allergic to touching animals, especially reptiles. For instance, I suffer from severe vertigo and there was a shot that needed me to be on the edge of a cliff. The film begins with the glory of Africa and places us directly at the heart of adventure. Based on this story director kamaleshwar Mukherjee has weaved the story of his new film Chander Pahar.

Everyday before the shoot, I had to will myself to go through the day's shot without blanking out. Journey to the Moon Mountain or chander Pahar in Africa was the first of his triumph. I would say that it was physically challenging, which brought on the mental stress. Was the change too stressful when compared to the kind of films that you normally do? You need the right kind of captain to steer you along and Kamaleshwar Mukherjee (director) is just the right man who guided me. The adventure concept played a very big role in my growth. It is a legendary character, and no one would permit any permutations and combinations. I had to be honest and authentic as the director expected of me and the audience would demand of me. I did feel the burden when it came to portraying the central character of Shankar in Chander Pahar. Dev, in a move of brilliant casting, fits the. Was it easy to cope with the sudden change from the kind of roles you have been playing in mainstream films till now? Having said that, Chander Pahar remains, notwithstanding its flaws, a superb film with some memorable moments. The average Bengali book lover has practically grown reading Chander Pahar considered to be the first ever adventure story written by Bibhuti Bhushan Bandopadhyay, who never stepped beyond Kolkata. Chander Pahar is the first film to have given me the opportunity to widen my horizon. The average Bengali book lover has practically grown reading Chander Pahar considered to be the first ever adventure story written by Bibhuti Bhushan Bandopadhyayĭo you consider Chander Pahar a milestone in your career?Ī time comes in an actor's life when he feels the need for a change and wants to do something he has never done before. The film, shot primarily on South African locations, does offer a plethora of gorgeous landscape vistas and enough exotic animals to fill a dozen episodes of Wild Kingdom.Chander Pahar is the first film to have given me the opportunity to widen my horizon. Chander Pahar (Mountains Of The Moon, Dir.: Kamaleshwar Mukherjee Cast: Dev, Gerard Rudolf et al.) Kamaleshwar Mukherjee follows up his masterclass, Meghe Dhaka Tara, with the action-adventure piece, Chander Pahar.While both films are in a way about exploring, breaking new grounds and striving to touch new heights, Meghe Dhaka Tara was about intensity and introspection whereas Chander Pahar. As blandly played by the handsome Adhikari, the central character never proves a particularly compelling figure, and the frequent action sequences are rendered in such clumsy fashion, including choppy editing and an overreliance on slow-motion, that they’re often visually incoherent. The choppy, episodic storyline is dragged out for over nearly two-and-a-half hours and quickly proves repetitive. The pair set off on an equally perilous trek through the wilderness in which they’re beset by such life-threatening episodes as a raging volcano and an attack by a mythical creature known as the “Bunyip.” Both are conveyed via rudimentary CGI effects that wouldn’t pass muster on a Saturday morning kiddie show. He eventually meets and forms a friendship with Portuguese fortune hunter Diego ( Gerard Rudolf), who persuades him to leave his clearly dangerous job and join him on a search for the “Mountain of the Moon” that supposedly contains vast amounts of gold and diamonds.
