I drove the tank for real in 1971 Beyond Borders : Mohanlal
Mohanlal- Major Ravi team’s 1971 Beyond Borders is all set to hit screens on April 7. Telugu version of the movie, titled as 1971 Baratha Sarihaddu is also releasing on the same day. The movie is based on the 1971 Indo- Pak war. Mohanlal is playing a dual role in the movie, as Colonel Mahadevan and his father Sahadevan, who fought for the country in the 1971 war front.
1971 Beyond Borders is said to be the first Indian movie that will feature extensive tank fights. The team endured adverse conditions in the deserts of Rajasthan to shoot these sequences. Telugu actor Allu Sirish is reportedly playing a battle tank driver in the movie.
Mohanlal is someone who has always been game for doing risky and adventurous things if it’s necessary for the character he plays. On that lines, Mohanlal has now gone one step forward to drive a real battle tank for one of the scenes in 1971 Beyond Borders.
Mohanlal himself revealed this bit of information during an interview with Times Of India.
“I have been shown driving a lot of vehicles and even piloting an aircraft in my films, but for Beyond Borders, I drove the tank for real in one of the scenes. And I don’t think there’s anyone in Malayalam cinema who has done that. But that’s where the thrill is; when you are the first one doing it”, said the actor.
1971 Beyond Borders is a multistarrer featuring several actors from other industries. Arunoday Singh, Asha Sarath, Srushti Dange, Priyanka Agarwal, Zoya Zayed Khan, Sudheer Karamana, Renji Panicker, Saiju Kurup and many other actors will be seen in supporting roles.
Sujith Vassudev has handled the camera for the movie. Songs are composed by three music directors— Najim Arshad, Siddharth Vipin, and Rahul Subramanian. Background score is handled by Gopi Sunder. This big budget movie is produced by Haneef Mohammed under the banner Red Rose Creations.
