Maximum 2012 hindi movie trailer
Naseeruddin Shah and Sonu Sood's film gives a ringside view of some high-profile, trigger-happy Mumbai cops. Cops in mainstream Bollywood are often cardboard caricatures with stylish eye-gear, exaggerated moustaches and a swaggering walk. Kabeer Kaushik's Maximum is different. It's real.
Naseeruddin Shah and Sonu Sood play two encounter cops who are battling it out for maximum power. The film raises a pertinent question - is our administration fair to encounter specialists? The film doesn't attempt to glorify them, but Kabeer reasons, "It is only the encounter cops who have an intrinsic understanding of the underworld. We don't. If the system comes down hard on these guys, I won't be surprised if in another five years, the underworld's back.''
Having closely interacted with real-life encounter specialists like Pradeep Sharma, Pradeep Sawant andVijay Salaskar, the plot is peppered with real incidents.
Says Sonu, "We've taken references from some larger-than-life encounter specialists who became a household name in the period between 2003 and 2008. And mind you, we learnt a lot from them. It took Kabeer three years to complete the script, as he wanted the element of truth to be visible."
Speaking of his first experience of working with a stalwart like Naseeruddin Shah, Sonu says, "Naseersaab is an institution, and I picked up the finer nuances of acting from him. To share screen space with him was an honour."
Kabeer adds, "Actors like him come to the set with a subtextual understanding of the script. And that makes the job of the director very easy. He and I had a good time. The only difficult bit was when we were shooting the action climax in the midst of moving trains. And due to the sheer logistics, it had to be a seven-day long night schedule. And he abhors night shoots!"
Some members of Mumbai police are in the news again for their high-handedness. When asked if it's a coincidence, and whether it will work in their favour, Sonu says, "It is just a coincidence that the film is releasing at a time when Mumbai police is making headlines. Our intention is to tell a story, and we've done it with honesty."
Says Kabeer, "When you make a film on the police, there's always curiosity around it. I'd hate to use a cliche, but content is king. No matter what subject you make a film on, the content makes it rich. My script is my biggest asset."
The cops in Maximum are not supermen who beat up 20 guys single-handedly. The undercurrent of tension is very subtle and the film very real.
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