Gulshan Devaiah Recalls Shooting 'Scary' War Sequence For Kantara Chapter 1: No Green Screen, Real Fire | EXCL

Gulshan Devaiah’s performance as Kulashekhara in the recently released Kantara Chapter 1 has garnered widespread acclaim. His battle with Rishab Shetty’s Berme in the film accounted for cinematically rich

sequences. In an exclusive interview with Zoom, the actor recalled shooting with fire around him. Calling it scary, Gulshan revealed why the sequence had to be executed carefully.

Gulshan Devaiah reveals no green screen was used to film fire sequences

Gulshan clarified that no green screen was used to film Kulashekhara’s death scene, which also included an extensive war between him and Berme. “All of my scenes weren’t shot against green screen,” he said before adding, “Scenes requiring fire were shot without visual effects. It was scary. We had to be covered in fire gel. Junior artistes and stunt people were perpetually covered in fire gel.”ALSO READ: Kantara Chapter 1's Gulshan Devaiah Appeals To Stop ‘Cheap Gimmicks’ For Virality: Rishab's Sincerity... | EXCL Devaiah further shared, “If I had a movement and I was required to run from one place to another, I had to remember where the fire was otherwise, I would have caught fire. I had to remember the action and then give a performance. You can’t blindly do these sequences. It had a real fire. Only the blood was fake, but the horse was real.” The actor added, “I was doing that war sequence for 21 nights in about 2 or 3 blocks. I couldn’t do it at a stretch. I would shoot for 10 days and then the Guliga portion was shot before I returned.”

About Kantara Chapter 1

Kantara Chapter 1 is running in theatres in Kannada, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali and Hindi. The prequel to the 2022 film Kantara released on October 2. The film is directed by Rishab Shetty and also stars Rukmini Vasanth and Jayaram.