Actor Sonu Sood has been recently making headlines and creating buzz on social media, owing to his upcoming action-thriller titled 'Fateh'.
The film is set to be released on 10th January 2025, with the trailer already out on 23rd December 2024.
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Upon watching the trailer, many people highlighted its eerie similarity to the John Wick franchise, while also comparing the fighting scene with Sandeep Reddy Vanga's 'Animal'.
The quickly growing accusations have forced Sood to come to the forefront and give a justified explanation. He did indeed provide an explanation, saying that the similarities with 'Animal' were more because of 'technical necessity' than intentional mimicry.
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His exact words were, "The problem was we hired around 70-80 fighters for about three major action sequences. In a single shot, we show 70 people getting killed by my character. Now, we didn't have enough people for the remaining action sequences…
…Because we had already shown the faces of the fighters earlier, we decided to cast them again with masks,"
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He further continued, "We considered the possibility of people thinking this looks like Animal, but it was a technical necessity. The fighters were brought in from Mexico and South Africa, and it wasn't feasible to replace them immediately….
…Recycling the same fighters was the most practical solution,"
While some have been satisfied with his answer, others have called him out, stating his elaborate reply to be nothing more than a desperate move to create hype for his film by deliberately connecting it with 'Animal'.
This accusation does carry significant weight, since 'Fateh' is expected to struggle to make even Rs.1 Crore nett opening collection at the Box Office.
With the film soon to hit the theatres on January 10th, it will be interesting to observe the public's verdict on Sonu Sood's directorial capabilities.