Ranbir Kapoor looks hot and intimidating in new stills from Shamshera

Mumbai (Maharashtra): As the YRF action thriller, Shamshera is nearing its release, fans are excited to see Ranbir in a new rugged Avatar. The film promises to show Ranbir as a never-before-seen character and also marks his first film where he will portray a dual role. Keeping the hype high as ever, Yash Raj Films released new stills from the film. Flaunting Ranbir’s chiselled body in a dhoti and red headscarf, Ranbir looked every bit hot and intimidating.

YRF tweeted the pictures along with the caption, “Brave & action-packed! Our Balli Shamshera releasing in Hindi, Tamil & Telugu. Celebrate #Shamshera with #YRF50 only at a theatre near you on 22nd July.” The film stars Ranbir alongside Vaani Kapoor and Sanjay Dutt. The Barfi actor portrays the dual roles of Balli and Shamshera.

Brave & action-packed! Our Balli 💪
Shamshera releasing in Hindi, Tamil & Telugu. Celebrate #Shamshera with #YRF50 only at a theatre near you on 22nd July. pic.twitter.com/HoTKYK0IA9

— Yash Raj Films (@yrf) July 11, 2022

Director Karan Malhotra reveals, “Ranbir has worked very hard to own up to the roles of Shamshera and Balli. The idea behind him building a particular physique for the film came from the fact that I wanted the audiences to feel his internal strength and resolve every time they saw him on screen. So, keeping that core idea in mind, I manoeuvred Ranbir towards building up a body which added more strength to his character in the film.”

He adds, “The intention was never for his physique to be a distraction but an asset to his characters. And I can say this very confidently that Ranbir worked hard on making his mental and physical presence felt in both the characters which are why he looks stunning in every frame of Shamshera and owns it with great strength.” 

Ranbir’s trainer Kunal Gir reveals the secret behind Ranbir’s fab body in Shamshera. He says, “The target was to make RK look athletic, not too bulky as his character was like Robin Hood. We had to keep the rustic, raw appeal that came along with that character. Hence, he is athletic and strong looking. Ranbir had five meals a day. He was on a high protein and low carb diet and went through rigorous training five days a week! He had a cheat meal only once a week.”

He adds, “We trained 5 days a week, each session was an hour-long followed by a quick 5 min high-intensity cardio session we called ‘truck’. It's where the treadmill was turned off and RK was to hold the handles of the machine and drive the belt with his legs. The shooting was mostly outdoors and RK had to deal with a lot of heat and dust. So, we worked on some breathing exercises that helped him stay calm and endure long and strenuous shooting conditions.”

The story of Shamshera is set in the fictitious city of Kaza, where a warrior tribe is imprisoned, enslaved and tortured by a ruthless authoritarian general Shuddh Singh. This is the story of a man who became a slave, a slave who became a leader and then a legend for his tribe. He relentlessly fights for his tribe's freedom and dignity. His name is Shamshera. 

The high-octane, adrenaline-pumping entertainer is set in the 1800s in the heartland of India. It has the big promise of a never-seen-before Ranbir Kapoor, who plays Shamshera in the film! Sanjay Dutt plays Ranbir’s arch-enemy in this huge casting coup and his showdown with Ranbir will be something to watch out for as they will ferociously go after each other with no mercy.

Ranbir Kapoor will be returning to the big screen after four years with his last project being Sanju. The actor has several big projects lined for 2022 and 2023. After Shamshera releases on July 22, the actor will be gearing up for the September 9 release of the biggest project of his career, ‘Brahmastra’ alongside his wife Alia Bhatt, Amitabh Bachchan, Nagarjuna Akkineni and Mouni Roy.