A wall poster from the movie Josh
What does one do to up the ‘josh’ quotient for a team that has finished a shoot on mean machines? Producer S.V. Babu decided to answer that for the film ‘Josh’ by gifting them a fancy set of wheel each as remuneration! The post-production of the movie Josh directed by Shivamani and the movie is set for release in this month.
There were examples in the past when producers used to gift various articles to the star cast in their films. But they were considered merely gifts not remuneration. “The reason why I distributed those Pulsar bikes was that they actually ride these bikes in the movie. So, I knew they would really love to have those bikes with them permanently. All the six lead characters were selected for the film after conducting state wide auditions in various district headquarters. It was a lengthy process as more than 8,000 students were interviewed before selecting these six bys. When I saw the first print in a private theatre I was really happy to their level of involvement in the film. So I went ahead and distributed the latest Bajaj Pulsar bikes as part of their remuneration,” says producer S V Babu.
Shivamani who has directed the film Josh is quite happy to see a smile on the faces of the six boys who have done a commendable job in the film. “Many have asked me whether the film was inspired by the Tamil film Boys which was a hit. There’s not a single element in the film which can be compared with Boys. When producer S V Babu told me that he wants to distribute Bajaj Pulsar bikes to the six boys, I was really surprised. But I’m happy that decision,” says Shivamani.
Josh stars debutants Akshay, Alok, Amith, Jagannath, Rakesh and Vishnu. Jagannath who plays a lead role in the film along with other five boys shared his sentiments on the gift. “More than getting a bike I’m looking forward for the movie’s release. For more than 60 days, the entire team of Josh dedicated itself to ensure quality output. So, I’m quite excited about the movie,” says Jagannath.
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