Three cheers!

The third film of Punjabi action film franchise Gandhi is creating a lot of buzz ever since its announcement. As the trailer is out, the makers and actors declared that making the third outing was no less than taking an exam and when it will be out on August 30, it’s the masses who will declare the result!

I have refused many gangster films that people were ready to fund. It also posed a threat to my security, but I went on with my strong resolve of not misleading the youth, which comes out to watch my film. There’s a sense of responsibility that comes with fame as an artiste because people look up to you. — Dev Kharoud, Actor

I had always thought that participating in pageants would help you get noticed and bag some good in films, but it is a different ball-game altogether. I have already done three Punjabi films as lead actress and now looking forward to Gandhi 3 because what I have done in this is very different from other roles. I gained weight, had no make-up; I have a simple Punjabi kudi look in this one! My character is much like Jaya Bhaduri of the famous film Sholay. — Aditi Aarya, Actress

Actor Dev Kharoud, at a press conference held at Wyndham, Mohali Club, shared, “Many perhaps know me as Gandhi than my real name! The film broke the notion that only singer-turned-actors can give a blockbuster at the box-office. Moreover, the film was inspired by a real-life character.”

Dev has been a part of many biographical action films, such as Dakuaan Da Munda (1 and 2) and Maurh. The latter, released in 2023, was the story of Kishna and Jeona Maurh. He shared how the biggest challenge was to make biographies and not look repetitive. “I think to be able to make each real-life character different from the other is really important. So, if Gandhi and Kishna are two people fighting against the system in two different timelines, with Daakuan Da Munda franchise I had played two people, Mintu Gursariya and Manga Singh Antal, in two parts, who might be drug addicts but their stories were different.”

Dev confessed that his role in the first part of Gandhi franchise, directed by Tarn Mann, was a bit loud. “I was new to the industry. I was a director’s actor and followed his instructions. Also, I had not known the person or his stories. It was only after the first film became a hit that friends and people in Patiala approached me to share stories about the real person.”

The film has been directed by Mandeep Benipal, with whom Kharoud has collaborated in DSP Dev and Daakuan Da Munda 1 and 2. The cast of Gandhi 3 also includes Lakhwinder Chahl, Navdeep Kaler, Lucky Dhaliwal, Dakssh Ajit Singh, Karamjit Brar, Rajesh Kumar, Aditi Aarya, among others.