March 23, 2017
Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff, known as the action hero of the new generation,
says stuntmen and fight masters should get more respect and recognition as they
risk their lives every day on film sets.
The actor was here on Friday to
share a special video of action sequences from his upcoming film "Baaghi 2" with
the media.
Mentioning the crucial role that every stuntman plays on the
set of any action film, Tiger said: "I feel there should be more safety and
respect paid to the stuntmen who are working with us constantly.
"Every
day they are risking their lives. They are literally stepping out of their
house, saying 'goodbye' to their family without knowing if they will go back
home alive. Considering that, they get very less recognition."
"If our
'Baaghi 2' does well and 'Baaghi 3' gets a good business and I can establish
myself, I would like to do something for the recognition of all our stuntmen who
work with us. I want to have some special awards or something that could give
them recognition," he added.
Actress Disha Patani and director Ahmed Khan
were also present.
About how the shooting of action films has improved
with much better and well-equipped safety measure, Ahmed said: "Earlier there
was no VFX so actors used to jump directly and they used to fall on the boxes.
The risk was huge. They could break their legs.
"Today, it is much
improved ... stuntmen, fight masters who come from abroad for our films are
highly professionals. So I would say there is 25 per cent safety from their end,
25 per cent safety that comes from the actor who prepares himself for extensive
training. That is how we secure 50 per cent of the safety while shooting any
action films now."
"Baaghi 2" releases on March 30.