Bhagwat Chapter 1 Rakshas: Harman Baweja on casting Arshad Warsi, Jitendra Kumar

The trick behind a strong movie is to present the viewers one thing surprising — by means of the story or the casting. Believing that the script of Bhagwat Chapter 1: Rakshas took care of the primary criterion, producer Harman Baweja wished to satisfy the second. So, in got here Arshad Warsi and Jitendra Kumar in a case of “anti-casting” with the previous enjoying inspector Vishwas Bhagwat, who’s pulled into an investigation of lacking ladies in small-town India, and the latter, a suspect.

Enthusiastic about roping in Kumar — finest identified for his goody-two-shoes roles in Panchayat and Kota Manufacturing facility — because the antagonist of the Zee5 thriller, Baweja shares, “Jitu has constructed such a robust reference to the viewers that the second you say Jitu, you consider him as the great man navigating the mess another person made. Turning the great man into a nasty man was our shock for the viewers. He’s such a superb actor that you just imagine no matter he performs.”

(L-R) Jitendra Kumar and Arshad Warsi within the movie

Whereas Warsi has been typecast because the funnyman, Baweja wished to showcase his versatility. The co-producer says, “Arshad is among the best actors on the market. The success of Asur [where he portrayed a serious role] spoke volumes about his nuanced efficiency. Having these two actors do surprising issues makes the expertise compelling. ”