I lose count of the total number of actors every time I watch the trailer!
What is the final, official actor count?
So, if you calculate 30 actors plus their immediate teams, you are looking at 150 people just on the actors' side.
On top of that, you have the stunt teams and action fighters, horsemen, and an additional 150 to 200 background actors.
So on some days, I was managing anywhere between 700 to 900 people on set.
I lose count of the total number of actors every time I watch the trailer! What is the final, official actor count?
(Laughs) If you count everyone, it’s exactly 34. Out of those, about 30 are well-known, established industry names. Everyone from Farida Jalal and Kiran Kumar to Disha Patani is in the film.
On paper, that sounds like an absolute scheduling nightmare. How do you even begin to assemble them in one place?
Like you said, when you look at it on paper, it's overwhelming. The first thing I did in my office was tell my team to get me a massive chart board. I had them pin up photographs of every single actor. It couldn’t just be at the back of my mind; it needed to be right in front of my eyes every day to remind me exactly how many people would be on set.
But here is the real math: beyond the core cast, you have their entourages— usually about five people per star. So, if you calculate 30 actors plus their immediate teams, you are looking at 150 people just on the actors' side. Then, you have our main crew of 200 people. On top of that, you have the stunt teams and action fighters, horsemen, and an additional 150 to 200 background actors. On certain days, we also had large dance troupes. So on some days, I was managing anywhere between 700 to 900 people on set.
