January 16, 2018
Actor Ashmit Patel says the release date of his film "Hamara
Tiranga" has been changed due to two big films releasing on January 25.
"Hamara Tiranga' was scheduled to release on January 26 but two big releases are
lined up ('Pad Man' and 'Padmaavat' that), so we decided to release our film one
week earlier," Ashmit said here on Monday.
"So, fortunately or
unfortunately, both my films ('Hamara Tiranga' and 'Nirdosh') are releasing on
the same day. In my 15-year-career, this is happening for the first time but I
think the audience can watch both my films," added the actor, best known for his
performance in the 2004 erotic thriller film "Murder".
What made him work
in "Hamara Tiranga", a period film?
"I hadn't done a period film earlier.
Each actor tries to do something different with each film. I have worked in
thrillers and a few rom-coms but I haven't got the opportunity to do a period
film where there is so much of action. This film's script is really strong and
my character is interesting as well," he said.
"I was born and brought up
in Mumbai so to play a villager set in 1940 was the biggest challenge for me,"
he added.
Going by the posters, the look of the film is similar to Aamir
Khan's successful film "Lagaan".
Asked him about the similarity, Ashmit
said: "Definitely not. There are a few similarities as both are period films who
rebel against Britishers and I am also playing a leader of a rebel group just
like Aamir Khan did in Lagaan'."
"But the story of our film is totally
different from Lagaan'. If our film works like Lagaan' at the box office then I
will be very happy," he added.
"Hamara Tiranga" is the story of an Indian
village people's war against the British Empire during the year 1942 and the
ultimate victory of their freedom from British slavery.
Directed by
Sanjeev Balath, the film is scheduled to release on Friday.