Archive · 24 Jul 2025
Amit Rai Discusses Upcoming Film 'Dharma' and Akshay Kumar
Director Amit Rai is making a new movie called "Dharma."
It's about a boy and a dog and how we treat others.
He asked Akshay Kumar to help produce this film.
Rai clarified that Akshay was not supposed to act in another movie about Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
Rai is making the movie because he wants to make good movies.
He's also using different filming techniques, like working with people from other countries.
He's producing the movie himself since he couldn't find others to do it, and the movie is not like other films, it combines many elements.
It's filmed in Assam and Bihar and does not have a hero-heroine format.
Pankaj Tripathi is in a main role.
Amit Rai approached Akshay Kumar to produce his film "Dharma."
Rai clarified he did not approach Akshay Kumar to act in the biopic "Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj."
Rai's film "Dharma" is described as an educative film highlighting empathy, featuring a story of a boy and a dog.
The film "Dharma" is being shot in Assam and Bihar and does not follow a typical hero-heroine format.
Rai is producing "Dharma" himself, and it features Pankaj Tripathi in a pivotal role.
- Who
- Amit Rai, Akshay Kumar, Pankaj Tripathi, Mate Herbai, Isaac Hamon, and Sunil Rodrigues.
- What
- Director Amit Rai is making a new film, "Dharma", highlighting empathy, and has clarified his production and casting approach.
- When
- The interview was given to D.C.
- Where
- The film is being shot in Assam and Bihar.
- Why
- To create an educative film emphasizing empathy towards humans and animals.
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Star-driven Industry
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- Film Title
- "Dharma"
- Director
- Amit Rai
- Main Actor
- Pankaj Tripathi
- Cinematographer
- Mate Herbai
- Action Director
- Isaac Hamon
- Film Location
- Assam, Bihar