‘Nishabdham’: Director Hemanth Madhukar Shares How Hollywood Actor Michael Madsen Was Roped In For The Project

Sharing his vision on the hunt for a Hollywood actor and why a Hollywood actor would generally refrain from working in Bollywood, Hemanth elaborated how things escalated quickly after sending the script. Read on.

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New Delhi: ‘Nishabdham’ is a Telugu suspense thriller drama which stars R Madhavan, Anushka Shetty, Anjali, Shalini Pandey, Subbaraju, and Srinivas Avasarala in pivotal roles. Bankrolled by TG Vishwa Prasad, this movie has been directed by Hemanth Madhukar. The movie also marks the Indian debut of the American actor Michael Madsen. Director Hemanth Madhukar reveals how Michael Madson was roped in for the film. Sharing his vision on the hunt for a Hollywood actor and why a Hollywood actor would generally refrain from working in Bollywood, Hemanth reveals, “From the beginning, we were looking for a Hollywood actor to be a part of this film for Richard's character but what happened is I realized during my stay in LA that Hollywood actors have a sag opera which basically means Indian chamber of comers which probably may be an association. So they are bound to work only for Hollywood and if they have to work outside there's a lengthy process. As a result, there are no Hollywood actors who work in Indian films except for a few guest appearances or something like that." The director further added, "In that process, I thought of a lot of stars and it was actually difficult to get the stars that I wanted on board with the timings and a lot other things. Finally, when I was doing the auditions for the film, I hired a casting director locally and through her, I was casting other stars and they were a lot of other American actors during that time. I mentioned that I am looking for a star as well for the film and then she told me that she knows Michael and she can talk to him." Elaborating on how things escalated quickly after sending the script, the director concluded by saying, "I then sent in the script, spoke to him over the call and I met him after so he was very much happy with the script and character and he was eager to be a part of an Indian film where it's more like an Indo-American film for his experience and that is one of the main reasons we shot mainly in the US so there won't be an issue. The film is shot like a Hollywood film having Indian actors in it." ‘Nishabdham’ is now available on Amazon Prime Video. Stay tuned for more updates!