The supercop Daya Nayak, who became famous as the ‘encounter specialist’ on whom Ab Tak Chhappan was directly based, spent a lot of time with Randeep Hooda during the shooting of the cop film Risk , which turns 18 on January 19. In a throwback interview, Daya Nayak said, “Randeep and his director Vishram Sawant came to me after they had finished their first film D. They wanted to make a cop film called Risk .
My first request to them was to not make the cop look like a fool. I won’t name him, but one major leading man wore the cop’s cap front-to-back and was seen dancing in the garden with a girl.” However, Mr Nayak was not entirely miffed with moviedom’s portrayal of cops.
“One of the more authentic films on a cop was Ramu’s (Ram Gopal Varma) Shool ,” he said. “But that showed the cop losing everything to remain true to his duty. Whether it was Ram Gopal Varma in Ab Tak Chhappan or Vishram Sawant in Risk , they had to put in commercial elements.
I instructed him on the length of the hair, the clothes, walk, etc.” Mr Nayak was equally impressed by both Nana and Randeep. “They’ve played characters based on me,” he said.
“Nana is a seasoned trouper. Randeep has the potential to become as big. I’m a big fan of Amitabh Bachchan.
The industry is filled with my friends. Ram Gopal Varma is my closest friend in the industry. I respect and befriend anyone who has an artistic talent.
” When approached by Randeep, Mr Nayak made it clear he won’t give.
