There's a positive change in action films: Randeep Hooda
Mumbai
January ,21 2018
Actor Randeep Hooda, co-owner of Super Fight League team
Haryana Sultans, believes actors are increasingly using mixed martial arts
(MMA), thereby making the action genre of films better in the country.
Whether it is the "Commando" film series or "Munna Michael", "Naam Shabana" or
"Baaghi" -- action films in Bollywood are setting high standards. Randeep says
the use of MMA has played a major role in that.
"It is good to see how
these days, the fitness level of actors has gone up and that shows in action
sequences where MMA has been used. I hope it will go farther. Since MMA is
versatile, it is easy to use in films, to show street fights and other action
scenes.
"Look at actors like Vidyut Jammwal and Tiger Shroff. These two
guys are spectacularly honing the action genre. They are products of high-end
training of MMA and other forms. This is a positive change in the genre of an
action film," Randeep told IANS.
Randeep is himself known for his
physical fitness and achievements in polo, horseriding and as a National
Equestrian Champion.
He is happy with a platform like MTV Super Fight
League Season 2, which promotes MMA.
Asked about how one needs to
encourage something like MMA in the mainstream, he "See, this is the mother of
all contact sports, which is a reason of encouragement. Secondly, once you are
trained in MMA, it strengthens your body, mind, core and hand-eye
coordination... It is a complete sport."
"I learnt the MMA form during
the preparation of one of my films called, 'Do Lafzon Ki Kahani' where I played
an MMA fighter. That was one of the hardest training I have ever had.
"This is one of the demanding sports where one has to know many things like
karate, boxing, wrestling... because it amalgamates all of them," he said.
Mumbai
January ,21 2018
Actor Randeep Hooda, co-owner of Super Fight League team
Haryana Sultans, believes actors are increasingly using mixed martial arts
(MMA), thereby making the action genre of films better in the country.
Whether it is the "Commando" film series or "Munna Michael", "Naam Shabana" or
"Baaghi" -- action films in Bollywood are setting high standards. Randeep says
the use of MMA has played a major role in that.
"It is good to see how
these days, the fitness level of actors has gone up and that shows in action
sequences where MMA has been used. I hope it will go farther. Since MMA is
versatile, it is easy to use in films, to show street fights and other action
scenes.
"Look at actors like Vidyut Jammwal and Tiger Shroff. These two
guys are spectacularly honing the action genre. They are products of high-end
training of MMA and other forms. This is a positive change in the genre of an
action film," Randeep told IANS.
Randeep is himself known for his
physical fitness and achievements in polo, horseriding and as a National
Equestrian Champion.
He is happy with a platform like MTV Super Fight
League Season 2, which promotes MMA.
Asked about how one needs to
encourage something like MMA in the mainstream, he "See, this is the mother of
all contact sports, which is a reason of encouragement. Secondly, once you are
trained in MMA, it strengthens your body, mind, core and hand-eye
coordination... It is a complete sport."
"I learnt the MMA form during
the preparation of one of my films called, 'Do Lafzon Ki Kahani' where I played
an MMA fighter. That was one of the hardest training I have ever had.
"This is one of the demanding sports where one has to know many things like
karate, boxing, wrestling... because it amalgamates all of them," he said.
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