In Kandahar, Ali Fazal performed numerous stunts, one of which was extremely challenging.
The Hollywood action-spy thriller “Kandahar,” starring Ali Fazal and Gerard Butler, features a number of action scenes with intricate stunt work. Ali had numerous stunt scenes, and one of them—surprisingly, his opening shot—turned out to be a really challenging one.
Explaining the shooting of the stunt, Ali Fazal said: “So while shooting Kandahar, I remember shooting one of the most difficult scenes, and I suppose the most iconic shot for me was my entry. A very cool chopper flying over a seabed. And just before it lands I open the door and I have to jump out, get into a running van. And we scoot off. And then the van goes into the valley, I get on a bike. The van stops and the back door is opened and the bike is there and then I have to ride off on the bike. But the declining railing, I had to get off while taking a turn on off a moving bike on the sand and then rush off in the opposite direction.”
He further mentioned that “And that was probably one of the hardest shots I’d been part of in the film. Because it was all so back to back, keeping a straight path on a moving bike on the sand was the toughest because I was constantly trying to maneuver, but trying to keep my balance and keep the bike steady because the sand is like waves. So these things were really cool. On the big screen, it just looks beautiful and I’m happy with the way it turned out.”
Starring Gerard Butler, Travis Fimmel, Ali Fazal, Tom Rhye Harries, Farhad Bageri, Olivia-Mai Barret, and Navid Nagahban, the movie is a huge Hollywood production with an estimated $70 million budget.
On May 26, 2023, Ric Roman Waugh’s film, which received mixed reviews, was released. In the film, Ali Fazal portrayed the evil Pakistani agent and Taliban associate Kahil Nasil.
