Amole Gupte reveals he shot in his old society with real people for Sniff!

Amole Gupte has given Bollywood amazing kids films like Stanley Ka Dabba and now Sniff. The film talks about a kiddo superhero who earlier faces a disability of lack of sense for smell. But, with a twist, he turns into a life-saving superhero! In a media report published by Bollywood Hungama, Gupte shares how it was working with kids, and the workshops they did. He also said that they shot in his old society with real people!

Filmmaker Amole Gupte stated, “See, just one boy doesn’t make the whole film. Hence, I had to conduct workshops with other children as well. Also, what we did was to shoot in the society where I had actually grown up. To make that happen, I put a proposal to my society. It was a fabulous experience since around 500 people participated in the film and they played themselves. Whether it is children or senior citizens, everyone that you see in the film is a real person and not quite an actor. It was so peaceful and fulfilling, it was an experience of a lifetime.”

Talking about Kushmeet Gill, he said, “He was just seven and a half-year-old boy when we shot the film and what a confident performer he turned out to be,” says Amole, “Moreover, he is such a feisty boy who just loves to talk. He doesn’t allow me even a word to speak. He is so talkative that his voice has a continuous ring in my ear.”

He also explained how it is to shoot with kids, Gupte shared, “See, a classroom is basically owned by kids, it is their space and hence we should let them be comfortable there. The way they are so confident and natural in the class, it is a valuable space to be in. All you need to do is be patient enough to capture the right moment. Once you do that, there are a lot of candid moments that you can capture.”

“I have promised myself that the most important aspect of the human anatomy, heart, will always find a place in my films. I will never abandon it”, the filmmaker added.