Actor Varun Tej has shared insights into his character of an Air Force fighter pilot in the film 'Operation Valentine', and said that roles like these are not easy,♊ revealing about the homework he did in order to bring realism.
Talking about the challenges of portraying Arjun in the ac🐼tion thriller, Varun said: "Roles like these are not easy, and it's not like you are experienced or you see people from the Air Force in your day-to-day life."
"There was some homework that we did. We had a person from IAF who was working with us from the time the script was being made because we wanted to make a film t🔯hat IAF is proud of 𓂃also," shared the 'Ghani' actor.
Speaking about the importance of authenticity in his portrayal, Varun commented: "Even after that, we had a couple of IAF people also on the sets, who tried to correct us, our body language, and obviously we met a lot of fighter pilots, engaged in conversation with them, and got to know a lot about th𒈔eir missions, training, and their day-to-day life to understand."
"It's very important to bring some realism to your character, especially when it's a film like this, but if you’re🔜 adorning real heroes of our country you really need to act right," he added.
Directed by Shakti Pratap Singh Hada, in his directorial debut, the movie also stars M🃏anushi Chhillar.
It will hit the screens on March 1.
