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 His
face is a mask of intense concentration. Jackie Chan
is aware that the roots of Shaolin Kung Fu can be
traced to Kalaripayattu , Kerala's ancient martial
arts. Far away in Hampi, outside a stone temple,
Chan patiently went through a dozen takes of
intricate kalari movements for his latest film.
"We've adapted the basics of Kalaripayattu and
improvised on them," says the action maestro, who
makes no bones about his fascination for India.
"I really want to do an Indian film," he says, and
slips into flashback mode. "In fact, I tried to
start something with a production company in India.
We discussed scripts, they gave me a couple of them,
I gave them a few ideas - but eventually, we
couldn't agree on anything." But almost as if to
make amends, Chan's latest action flick is being
shot partially in India and also has an Indian
co-producer, Bobby Bedi. |
