Ground Zero: Emraan Ticks Off His Bucket List

‘When
I
met
Dubeyji,
whose
character
I
am
playing,
I
told
him
the
story
is
even
more

filmi
than
films.’


Rediff.com‘s
Mayur
Sanap,
Hitesh
Harisinghani
and
Afsar
Dayatar
report
from
the

Ground
Zero
trailer
launch.

Emraan
Hashmi
says
starring
in

Ground
Zero
has
ticked
off
a
wish
on
his
acting
bucket
list.

The
actor
portrays
Border
Security
Force
officer
and
Kirti
Chakra
awardee
Narendra
Nath
Dubey
who
spearheaded
the
anti-terror
mission
in
Kashmir
that
eliminated


Parliament
attack
perpetrator
Ghazi
Baba
in
2003.

“Playing
a
military
officer
is
on
every
actor’s
bucket
list.
It
was
on
mine
too,”
Emraan
said.

“When
I
met
Dubeyji,
whose
character
I
am
playing,
I
told
him
the
story
is
even
more

filmi
than
films.
The
way
all
these
officers
planned
this
operation
and
executed
the
final
encounter
in
2003,
it’s
extraordinary
and
unbelievable,”
the
actor
remarked.

WATCH:
Emraan
Hashmi
speaks
about
his
experience
in
Kashmir

Ground
Zero
is
helmed
by
Tejas
Deoskar
who
directed
Madhuri
Dixit
Nene’s
2018
Marathi
film

Bucket
List.

Ground
Zero
also
stars
Zoya
Hussain
and
Sai
Tamhankar.

“There’s
a
certain
amount
of
responsibility,
sensitivity,
and
a
kind
of
walking
on
the
line
with
this
kind
of
character,”
Zoya
said
about
her
role
in

Ground
Zero.
“You
want
to
feel
like
a
real
person.
You
want
to
do
the
character
justice.
That
pressure
is
there,
for
sure.”

WATCH:
Zoya
Hussain’s
takeaway
from

Ground
Zero.

Sai
Tamhankar,
who
plays
Emraan’s
wife,
said
she
represents
the
“domestic
side
of
the
story”
and
that
that
she
is
“extremely
proud”
to
be
a
part
of

Ground
Zero,
which
marks
her
third
collaboration
with
Excel
Entertainment
after

Agni
and

Dabba
Cartel.

WATCH:
Sai
Tamhankar
shares
just
how
she
got
roped
in
for

Ground
Zero.

Also
present
at
the
trailer
launch
was
Narendra
Nath
Dubey
who
praised
the

Ground
Zero
team
and
said
he
never
imagined
that
the
BSF’s
mission
would
be
presented
in
such
a
big
film.

Dubey
revealed
he
still
has
a
bullet
in
his
body
from
the
2003
operation.

WATCH:
BSF
officer
Narendra
Nath
Dubey
describes
the
mission
that
inspired

Ground
Zero.

Emraan
described

Ground
Zero
as
“fabulous
cinematic
watch”
and
said
the
film
tells
a
“very
emotional,
human
story”.

“When
I
got
the
endorsement
from
him
(Dubey)
and
his
family
for
my
performance,
I
was
like
‘Okay,

maine
kuch
sahi
kiya
hain
(I
have
done
something
right)’.”

Ground
Zero
opens
in
cinemas
on
April
25.