R Madhavan is all geared up for the release of his directorial debut Rocketry: The Nambi Effect on July 1 after receiving rave reviews at the film’s world premiere at Cannes Film Festival. Madhavan also plays the titular role of Indian scientist Nambi Narayanan in the film. During the promotions of his film, Madhavan revealed that during one of Shah Rukh Khan’s birthday parties, the actor had expressed his desire to feature in the film. Madhavan said that he had spoken with SRK about the film when they were working on Aanand L Rai’s Zero.
Both Shah Rukh and Suriya have cameo roles in Rocketry: The Nambi Effect. They both play a chat show host interviewing Madhavan’s character of ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan, who was falsely accused of espionage and arrested in 1994. While SRK will be seen in the Hindi version, Suriya will be seen in the Tamil version. While talking about SRK and Suriya, Madhavan revealed that neither charged any fee for their appearances in the film. Talking to a news agency, the actor-director said, “I mentioned about Rocketry to Shah Rukh Khan sahab (sir) when I worked with him in Zero ...he vividly remembered it that during one of his birthday parties he asked me about the film's status and expressed his desire to be a part of the film. 'Mujhe background mein koi bhi role chalega main is film ka hissa hona chahta hu (I'm ready to play any role in the background I want to be a part of this film), Khan sahab told me. I thought he was joking. Two days later my wife Sarita asked me to thank Khan sahab for his kind words. I dropped a message to Khan sahab's manager asking her to convey my gratitude to him and I instantly got a text from the manager saying, 'Khan sahab dates puch rahe hai shoot ki (Khan sir is asking about the dates of the shoot)'.. and that's how he became a part of our film."
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He further said, “The two (Shah Rukh and Suriya) did not charge a single penny for their work in the film. They did not charge anything for caravans, costumes, and assistants. In fact, Suriya flew out to shoot in Mumbai with his crew on his own money. He did not charge for the flights or for the dialogue writer who translated his lines in Tamil."
Rocketry: The Nambi Effect has been shot in India, France, Canada, Georgia and Serbia. It will be out in six languages worldwide, including Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada and is slated to release on July 1.
(Source: ANI)
