Girish Kumar
Girish Kumar Taurani | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 30, 1989 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Parent | Kumar S. Taurani |
| Relatives | Ramesh S. Taurani (uncle) |
Girish Kumar Taurani (born November 30, 1989)[1][2] is an Indian model and actor working in the Hindi film industry, known for his leading role in the 2013 Bollywood film Ramaiya Vastavaiya, opposite Shruti Hassan.
Career
In 2013, Girish debuted in the Bollywood romance film Ramaiya Vastavaiya, directed by Prabhu Deva and produced by his father Kumar S. Taurani, who is the managing director of Tips Industries Limited. Prabhu Deva trained Girish for three and a half years before the filming. To launch Girish, Prabhu Dheva was signed close to three years back. Prabhu Deva decided to have an audition for him. As a result, Girish had to perform on a few scenes and also a dance number. Though Prabhu liked his performance, he felt that his quality was not up to the mark, which was needed for acting in a Bollywood film. He talked with his parents about giving him some dancing training and later, he selected some 25 songs and gave them to Girish so that he could practice upon them. He also appointed a few choreographers who worked on a daily basis with Girish in order to prepare him well for all formats of dances that were required for films.[3]
Girish was also overweight and had to take up to bodybuilding during his three years' training sessions. A trainer from South Africa was brought on board to check Girish's fitness. It was one of his greatest achievements that he developed six pack abs within 3 weeks. Regarding his looks in Ramaiya Vastavaiya, Prabhu Deva was reported to be happy and satisfied.[4]
For the first appearance of Girish in Ramaiya Vastavaiya, director Prabhu Deva and cinematographer Kiran Deohans were planning a special introductory scene which is completely new to Bollywood. Marking his first ever appearance on the big screen, Girish made a dare devilish surfing sequence that hasn't been attempted in films so far. International surfing expert Christopher Bryan from Hawaii, USA was given the charge of the underwater sequences with Girish, which were shot in Australia. Girish was trained at Mangalore for this.[5] [6]
Due to his young looks, Prabhu Deva had to reject three renowned Bollywood actresses who were opted for Ramaiya Vastavaiya, namely, Katrina Kaif, Genelia D'Souza and Parineeti Chopra. Shruti Hassan was finally signed for the role as she looked the most compatible. Prabhu said,
"Girish is 22. But he looks 19. None of the established heroines looks compatible with him. So we had to drop the original plan of a big heroine with the newcomer to create a balanced box office equation"[7]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Ramaiya Vastavaiya | Ram |
References
- ^ "Giish Taurani age". Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ "Girish Taurani bio". Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ "Prabhu Deva became the coach for newcomer Girish Taurani". Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ "Fat to fit: Girish Kumar". Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ "Splashing entry by Girish Kumar in Ramaiya Vastavaiya". Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ "Ramaiya Vastavaiya opening scene - Introduction of newcomer Girish Taurani". Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ "Prabhu Dheva searching for a new face opposite Girish Taurani". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 5 May 2013.