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Take the nuances of a suave Pranoy Roy, concentrate it with the aggression of Karan Thapar and stir it with the smirking face of Rajat Sharma, that’s Anil Kapoor the celluloid TV journalist for you. Well, then we are talking about Anil Kapoor, the national award winning star with that evergreen charm and those twinkles in eyes. Like Aamir Khan he is no less perfectionist these days. And in his latest avtaar as a media personality in Shankar’s "Nayak", Anil promises to be that hard-nosed journalist who is a powerful punch of all the three media icons of Indian television.
 * Screen's review --Nicholas Michael Halim (talk) 13:50, 2 January 2021 (UTC)
 * NDTV --Nicholas Michael Halim (talk) 02:22, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Screen, Anil Kapoor's interview --Nicholas Michael Halim (talk) 06:43, 16 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Deccan Herald, Anil Kapoor's interview<!-- The neat version:

On a recent visit to Kolkata, Anil, along with perky co-star Rani Mukherjee, gets up close and personal with the media. And exuding the same charm of Mr. India, he says with an impish grin, "I am not as intelligent as you are (jornalist). Jada pare likhe to hoon nahin (Not much read) ."

Well, then that is Anil Kapoor style. And then he goes serious about his role. " I minutely followed the three great media personalities of our time to play the role of a TV honcho in 'Nayak'. In a ten-minute shot of interviewing the chief minister in the film I blended the nuances of Pranoy Roy with the aggressive style of Karan Thapar and laced it with the poker faced qualities of Rajat Sharma whose face remain unchanged even when he asks the most uncomfortable questions," says Anil Kapoor, the protagonist of the much-hyped forthcoming release "Nayak". The film is a Hindi adaptation of a hugely successful double version Tamil-Telugu film by director Shankar.

"I did a lot of homework before shooting. I studied the three media personalities and tried to give my best shot, especially in a particular sequence in which I interview the chief minister," says the beleaguered army officer of "Pukar".

"In certain films I try to give an extra bit. Since I worked under an extremely talented director like Shankar in 'Nayak' I tried my best to play convincingly the character of Shivaji Rao. In the film I rise to be an eminent media personality from a cameraman who earns Rs 1500 a month," says the actor.

Shivaji Rao of "Nayak" is a common man with an uncommon persona. A fearless TV news reporter, his passion for his job and pursuit of the truth makes him incur the wrath of power hunters. One fateful day, the reporter in Shivaji Rao assumes the disillusioned voice of the people and publicly interrogates the Chief Minister on the pathetic state of affairs. The Chief Minister (played by Amrish Puri) mockingly invites Shivaji Rao to play his role for a day. To his dismay, Rao accepts it. Little does the minister realise that one man, one day, one chance is all that is required! "What follows is a dynamic battle of wits and fists. An unfolding of dramatic events and delightful surprises," says Anil, narrating the storyline.

"I think the youth of the country would be able to identify with the film. It’s the story of a hero in all of us. We all can be heroes," Anil Kapoor says of the political thriller that the film promises to be.

"Though the film is not entirely aimed at the box office, it has got great entertainment value with pulsating songs, visuals and action," Anil claims. "While director Shankar, who I think is a blend of the best qualities of Manmohan Desai, Subhas Ghai and Shekhar Kapoor, brought the best out of us, the film has an art director like 'Padmashree' Thotta Tharani who painstakingly designed the sets. In a song sequence he even himself painted all the pots that made up the backdrop," Anil informs.

"Shankar is one of the most respected directors in the South. His sense of drama is superb. And then the songs of A R Rahman is also one of the biggest attractions of the film. What Sachin Tendulkar is to Indian cricket Rahman is to Indian film music," the forty plus actor says.

"A R Rahman’s compositions speak for themselves. They communicate untapped emotions. My personal favourite from the film is Chalo Chale Mitwa," says Anil.

"The shooting of the film was an unforgettable experience for me too. South is so disciplined and work is worshipped there. We shot in interior villages and I felt that I have gone back to school days," says Rani Mukherjee, dapper in a pink suit.

Rani plays Manjari, a village girl and Anil's love interest in the film. Manjari is the simplicity in Anil’s complex world, the sunshine when all seems dark. "Rani has lent the role her natural grace giving the film its incomparable moments of romance and light-heartedness," says director Shankar.

"The experience of shooting is such that I would love to tell it to my children one day. For almost a year in the course of shooting it was like waking up in the morning at four and working till late evening," Rani says. "Wearing heavy jewellery we shot in the gruelling heat of Bikaner. Shankar is a hard taskmaster," says the Khandala girl. But has Anil overshadowed Rani in the film which revolves round the character of Shivaji Rao. Anil begs to differ, "I don’t think so. In Mr. India everybody thought that I was overshadowed by Sridevi, but I am still called Mr. India by people everywhere. Actually it is the film which is important."

And Nayak seems to promise ample in terms of visuals. "If films are said to be ‘larger than life’ then a film by Shankar beats them all! Nayak has been mounted in a lavish and grand scale. There is a mud-action sequence which is quite breath-taking. We had 35 Arriflex cameras capturing it. Yet, another action sequence was shot on the top of a moving double-decker bus making its strides all over Mumbai. Then there are eye-catching sets like the studio of ‘QTV’ where Shivaji Rao works. A television studio was brought to life with huge expenditure," say the cast of "Nayak". So is "Nayak", Anil’s dream role? "I am a hungry actor. So I cannot say its my dream role. But it is definitely one of the finest roles of my career." -->--Nicholas Michael Halim (talk) 12:39, 17 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Screen, Rani Mukerji's interview --Nicholas Michael Halim (talk) 07:33, 19 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Rediff.com, film review
 * Rediff.com, music review --Nicholas Michael Halim (talk) 07:35, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

Title
Someone help me please to move the title page to Nayak: The Real Hero, because it is the true title not Nayak. --Nicholas Michael Halim (talk) 05:27, 22 May 2021 (UTC)

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Nayak: The Real Hero is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language political action thriller film directed by S. Shankar and starring Anil Kapoor, Rani Mukerji, Amrish Puri, Paresh Rawal and Johnny Lever. The film is a remake of S. Shankar's own successful Tamil film Mudhalvan (1999). The film's score and soundtrack, composed by A. R. Rahman, were reused from Mudhalvan with Hindi lyrics. The performances of the cast and the film were critically acclaimed and it has since developed a mass cult following among audience. The film was a box-office failure, primarily because of poor marketing. It was one of the most expensive films to be completely shot in India. Over the years it has emerged as a cult film due to its strong fan following. At the same time the film was remade in Bangladesh named Minister directed by Kazi Hayat starring Manna (actor), Moushumi, Dildar and Kazi Hayat.

The protagonist's character name "Shivaji Rao" was specially named after Tamil Superstar Rajinikanth's real name. This was because the lead role was initially written with Rajinikanth in mind for the original Tamil version, however, his refusal led to Shankar later signing on Arjun and he had retained the character's name in the Hindi version.

Shankar first approached Shah Rukh Khan for the lead role and paid the actor an advance, before he later opted out. Originally the first choice for the role of Manjari was Manisha Koirala who was going to reprise her role from Mudhalvan, but was busy with multi-starrer films like Grahan and Lajja so refused. Later on the role was played by Rani Mukerji after Karisma Kapoor, Tabu, Raveena Tandon and Preity Zinta all had date issues. The inaugural shot of Nayak was done on 15 July 2000 by Rakesh Roshan. Filming began on 18 December in Mumbai. --Nicholas Michael Halim (talk) 05:29, 22 May 2021 (UTC)