This Article is From Aug 10, 2015

Jackie Shroff: Thankful For 'Strong and Solid' Role in Brothers

Jackie Shroff: Thankful For 'Strong and Solid' Role in Brothers

Jackie Shroff in a still from Brothers.

Mumbai: Veteran actor Jackie Shroff has thanked director Karan Malhotra for giving him a "solid" role in the movie Brothers, and says essaying the character was emotionally challenging.

"I'd like to say that it is a film made with a lot of heart. Throughout the 30 years of my career in the industry, I've done several emotional roles, but this is the first movie in which he (Karan Malhotra) has extracted a lot of emotions from my heart," Mr Shroff said.

When asked about the Agneepath (2012) director's style of working, Jackie said: "As a director, he's an old school, but still in touch with current generation. I'm thankful to him for giving me such a strong and solid role."

Brothers stars Akshay Kumar and Sidharth Malhotra in the lead roles roles. (Also Read: Filming Brothers With Akshay Like 'Being in Punjabi Joke Book,' Says Sidharth Malhotra)

He said that both of them have done "outstanding work" and that he had a "great time" working with both of them.

In the movie, the 58-year-old actor will play father to Akshay and Sidharth's characters. The movie also stars Jacqueline Fernandez as Akshay's wife.

Brothers which is a remake of the 2011 Hollywood film Warrior and tells the story of estranged brothers who face-off in the ring, is slated to release on August 14.
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