| Directed by | Goldie Behl |
|---|---|
| Written by | Goldie Behl, Jaydeep Sarkar |
| Starring | Abhishek Bachchan Priyanka Chopra Jaya Bachchan Kay Kay Menon |
| Music by | Ashu-Dhruv |
| Release date(s) | October 2, 2008 |
Drona is a 2008 Bollywood fantasy-action film starring Abhishek Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra, Jaya Bachchan and Kay Kay Menon. The film was initially due to be released around December 2007 but due to a special effects procedure, the film is schedule to release on August 15, 2008 which is during the India Independence Day weekend.
Production
Abhishek Bachchan plays the title character in the film. Priyanka Chopra is enacting Abhishek Bachchan's bodyguard while Kay Kay Menon is acquiring a negative role. Menon's role was first offered to Shiney Ahuja who opted out saying he had date problems. Jaya Bachchan is also starring in the film. Parts of the film were shot in Prague, Czech Republic, Kuchman, Bikaner, Maharashtra, India and Namibia, Africa.
Abhishek Bachchan and Kay Kay Menon filmed some action packed climax portions for the film at Sambhar Lake in Rajasthan. The action packed scenes consisted of sword fighting and horseback riding. Abhishek Bachchan spent many hours with veteran fight director Shyam Kaushal mastering the art of sword fighting. The climax has a brilliantly choreographed fight sequence between Abhishek Bachchan and Kay Kay Menon. Priyanka Chopra too has performed some daredevil stunts and action sequences for the film.
Shyam Kaushal was not the only fight director for Drona. Drona also had award-winning action coordinator Tom Delmar, who has worked on Guy Ritchie’s Snatch, and Londonbased swordmaster Richard Ryan, who trained Brad Pitt and Eric Bana for Troy, for fantasy adventure, Drona. Sword-based martial arts like Kalaripayat and Chhau will be featured in the film along with the Sikh martial arts Gatka.
Eros-controlled EyeQube Studios is roping in 250 visual effects artists including animators, designers, matte painters and developers, for its upcoming projects. The post-production and VFX studio where Charles Darby has a small stake, has bagged Bollywood projects that include Aladin starring Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt and Riteish Deshmukh, and Drona with Abhishek Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra.
The music for Drona has been done by debutant music duo Dhruv-Ashu. Also Austrian band Bauchklang has been roped in for one of the tracks on the soundtrack.
The film is now releasing on 2nd of October, 2008. That's the final release date.
Crew
- Distributor: Eros International
- Production House: Rose Movies
- Director: Goldie Behl
- Screenplay : Goldie Behl, Jaydeep Sarkar
- Cinematography: Sameer Arya
- Production Designer : Tania R. Behl
- Editing: Shyam K. Salgonkar
- Music Director: Ashu-Dhruv
- Costume Design: Anaita Shroff
- Action Director: Shyam Kaushal & Tom Delmar
- VFX Supervisor: David Bush
