{"id":18995,"date":"2024-10-23T08:43:53","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T08:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/khabarok.com\/entertainment\/18995\/"},"modified":"2024-10-23T08:43:53","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T08:43:53","slug":"paris-has-fallen-interview-tewfik-jallab-on-his-love-for-biryani-and-bahubali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/khabarok.com\/?p=18995","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Paris Has Fallen\u2019 interview: Tewfik Jallab on his love for biryani and \u2018Bahubali\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The \u2018Has Fallen\u2019 film trilogy follows secret service agent, Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) as he protects the world from all manner of terrorist threats. Antoine Fuqua\u2019s Olympus Has Fallen <\/i>(2013) was the first in the series followed by London Has Fallen <\/i>in 2016 and Angel Has Fallen <\/i>in 2019. While a fourth film has been in development forever, the franchise has expanded to different media and the first of these, an eight-episode show, Paris Has Fallen<\/i>, is streaming on Lionsgate Play.<\/p>\n

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Tewfik Jallab, who plays the French protection officer Vincent Taleb in Paris Has Fallen<\/i>, took a strategic call not to watch the films before shooting. Speaking on a rainy day in Paris (with the Eiffel Tower to his right) over a video call, the 42-year-old actor says, \u201cI knew of the movies because they were my big brother\u2019s favourite. You know how it is between brothers \u2014 when your brother loves something, you don\u2019t want to love it!\u201d<\/p>\n

When Tewfik received the call from England, offering him the show, he decided not to watch the films. \u201cI didn\u2019t want to be influenced by Gerard Butler. He has done amazing work. I wanted to be myself, and wanted to find my character. I watched the movies after the shooting, and that was a good idea, because I would have probably been scared.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Physically, Tewfik says he was ready for the role right away. \u201cI do a lot of sports and martial arts, and go to the gym all year long, to be ready for anything. I\u2019m lucky because I get to meet professionals from the Army, Special Forces and the police for the roles I have done. So it was quite easy for me to have access to the information that would help me be Vincent.\u201d <\/p>\n

Shooting in England allowed Tewfik to indulge in his love for Indian food. \u201cSome of the crew were Indian. They knew I was a fan of Indian food, so every day, they brought home-cooked food for me.\u201d <\/p>\n

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Fond of daal and biryani, Tewfik says he did not expect the food to be spicy. \u201cI was thinking, we\u2019re in England, it\u2019s not going to be spicy because, they will not be able to find the same spices.\u00a0I was wrong, they had everything (laughs).\u201d<\/p>\n

Ritu Arya plays MI6 operative Zara Taylor, who teams up with Vincent to bring down Jacob Pearce, the antagonist, played by Sean Harris. \u201cWorking with them was a big lesson. Sean and Ritu have their own method.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Ritu, Tewfik said is very funny. \u201cShe helped me with my English, and to learn my lines. We worked on what we wanted for this duo and how to achieve the duality.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tewfik has a motto for picking his roles. \u201cI don\u2019t know if I choose my role or if it\u2019s the role which chooses me. My motto is if I will pay money to watch it, I will do it.\u201d Having finished work on a musical a month ago, Tewfik is ready for his next project. \u201cI will be working on a movie about two brothers, which is a very deep drama. I jump from one world to another, to keep from getting bored.\u201d <\/p>\n

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A big fan of Bahubali<\/i>, Tewfik says, \u201cIt was special for me because I watched it in Mumbai. We were in Mumbai casting Indian actors for a film I was working on. That was an amazing trip, and I really want to come back.\u201d<\/p>\n

Paris Has Fallen is currently streaming on Lionsgate Play<\/i><\/p>\n

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Published – October 23, 2024 01:19 pm IST<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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