Siddharth Anand spills the beans on Fighter: ‘Hrithik’s Patty is different from Kabir and Rajveer’

Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone‘s Pathaan, directed by Siddharth Anand, is unstoppable. The film has been in cinema halls for over fifty days now and its worldwide collection has crossed Rs 1,043.37 crore (US$130 million). Siddharth, who’s pumped life back into Bollywood with the stupendous success of Pathaan, is now excited for his next directorial, the Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone starrer Fighter. The filmmaker recently spilled the beans on Hrithik and Deepika’s characters in Fighter.

Talking to India Today, Siddharth said, “With Hrithik this is my third film — Bang Bang and War had really different characters. Rajveer and Kabir are two different people and personalities, completely opposite. And Patty, the character he’s playing in Fighter, he’s made it his own. He’s like a chameleon, he just adapts and becomes that character for that one year (when he’s shooting the film). So he can bring a certain genuineness to it that can last over a franchise, it’s not just made up for that moment, he becomes that person. So Patty is really something Hrithik has really worked hard on, different from Kabir and Rajveer. It is really exciting to see him transform like that. It is like a dream for a director to have an actor who just submits himself to that film for so long. He is a joy.”

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When he was asked to shared details about Deepika Padukone’s role in Fighter, the director said, “Like I said, my female parts are really strong, and very exciting. Deepika is also playing an Air Force officer (in Fighter). She’s a part of the elite unit of the Air Force, and it’s based on a lot of reality and authenticity. Something that Deepika has also bitten into. It is something that she’s not played before. And honestly, it’s a lot like her in real life, the character that she’s playing. She’s so much fun on set and she’s translating that character to be a real good takkar to Hrithik’s character, so it is very exciting. It’s fun!”

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Both Deepika Padukone and Hrithik Roshan have previously collaborated with Siddharth Anand. While Hrithik has worked with him on two movies (Bang Bang and War), Sidharth had directed Deepika in the romantic comedy film Bachan Ae Haseeno.

Fighter, also featuring Anil Kapoor, will arrive in theatres on January 25, 2024.