दि अटैक्स ऑफ 26/11 (2013)

Anecdotes

The Attacks of 26/11 is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Ram Gopal Varma, based on the book Kasab: The Face of 26/11 by Rommel Rodrigues about Ajmal Kasab, then sole surviving perpetrator of the 2008 Mumbai attacks. The film stars Nana Patekar as Rakesh Maria, then Joint Commissioner of Police and Sanjeev Jaiswal in his film debut, playing the role of terrorist Ajmal Kasab. Ajmal Kasab was sentenced to death in May 6th, 2010.

Production

On 30 December 2008, the director, Ram Gopal Varma, toured the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel just days after the attacks, drawing widespread condemnation. At the time, Varma called his visit a 'coincidence' and said he had no plans of making a film based on the attacks, but later apologised for his visit prior to the release of the film.

Varma stated that they used sources to research the attacks, including eyewitnesses, police statements, charge sheets and the author of the book, Rommel Rodrigues, whom he described as "a walking encyclopaedia".

Under the art direction of Uday Singh, a replica of the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel was built with a cost of ₹ 40 million. Varma auditioned 500 applicants and selected Sanjeev Jaiswal to play Ajmal Kasab. The film used real locations and covers the night of 26 November 2008, focusing primarily between 9 PM and 1 AM, when Kasab was caught. The shooting of the film was finished by 11 December 2012 at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus.

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