4 min learnNew DelhiSep 5, 2026 08:07 PM IST
Director Sanjay Gupta has revisited the making of his 2002 motion thriller Kaante and revealed an attention-grabbing element concerning the movie’s dialogues and Amitabh Bachchan’s character. Talking to Hussain Zaidi, Gupta recalled that a number of abusive phrases had initially been written into the script, however Bachchan made it clear that his character wouldn’t be subjected to such language.
Gupta stated he accepted Bachchan’s situation however identified that it didn’t imply the opposite characters couldn’t abuse one another. The filmmaker additionally revealed that a few of the abusive dialogues have been later tweaked throughout the censor course of.
“Abuses have been written within the script however then we didn’t use them. Amitji stated that no person would abuse me, so I stated, ‘Okay, sir. That doesn’t imply the others gained’t abuse one another.’ Later, we tweaked these components throughout the censor course of as nicely,” Gupta stated in his dialog with Hussain Zaidi.
Amitabh Bachchan had a selected situation for Kaante
In an earlier conversation with SCREEN, Gupta had recalled how Bachchan took him apart throughout the making of the movie and advised him that he gained’t use abusive language. The director stated he had no downside with the request.
Gupta had recalled Bachchan telling him, “Sanjay I gained’t abuse, that’s one factor I’ve by no means accomplished, so I gained’t do it. If another person is abusing, then I’ve no downside”.
Kaante had loads of profanity in its unique script
Even earlier than the movie reached theatres, Gupta had acknowledged that the script contained a substantial quantity of profanity.
In a 2002 interview with Rediff, when requested whether or not Kaante contained foul language given its action-thriller setting, Gupta replied that the movie had “a variety of profanities”. On the time, the movie had not but gone via the censor course of.
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The censor course of ultimately resulted in adjustments to a few of the dialogues.
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When Sanjay Gupta narrated Kaante to Amitabh Bachchan
Sanjay Gupta has previously recalled how nervous he was whereas narrating Kaante to Amitabh Bachchan. Talking to Cyrus Broacha, he stated Sanjay Dutt had initially agreed to current the movie however turned so impressed by the story that he determined to behave in it and steered Bachchan for a task.
Gupta remembered Bachchan’s residence being full of pictures of the famous person, which made the filmmaker much more intimidated. Through the narration, Bachchan maintained a poker face and gave no response, leaving Gupta satisfied that the assembly had not gone nicely.
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“I assumed some day, I’ll inform my grandchildren ke maine Amitabh Bachchan ko topic sunaya tha,” Gupta recalled.
After Gupta completed, Bachchan remained silent for round 20 seconds earlier than the filmmaker lastly requested what he considered the story. Bachchan advised him that he preferred it, leaving Gupta relieved after what he described as an especially nerve-racking expertise.
About Kaante
Launched on December 20, 2002, Kaante introduced collectively Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Suniel Shetty, Fortunate Ali, Mahesh Manjrekar and Kumar Gaurav for against the law thriller about six males who come collectively to execute a financial institution theft in Los Angeles. The movie ultimately developed a cult following for its fashion, motion, dialogues and music.
The movie is usually described as closely impressed by Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Canine.
