Nayak: The Real Hero: Movie facts
Remake of a Tamil hit
"Nayak: The Real Hero" is a remake of director S. Shankar`s 1999 Tamil film "Mudhalvan", starring Arjun Sarja.
The Khans were the first choice
Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan were both offered the lead role of Shivaji Rao before Anil Kapoor and both turned them down.
SRK turned down the role
Shah Rukh Khan declined the role because he was already playing a journalist in Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani & the rest is history.
Story behind "Shivaji Rao Gaekwad`
The protagonist`s name, Shivaji Rao Gaekwad, was kept the same as the original script written for Rajinikanth (whose birth name is Shivaji Rao Gaekwad).
AR Rahman composed the music for Nayak
The hit soundtrack of the film was composed by Oscar-winning musician A.R. Rahman.
The legendary mud scene
The epic action scene where Anil Kapoor fights in the mud used dozens of cameras simultaneously, a groundbreaking technique in Indian cinema at the time.
Nayak 2 in talks?
Over two decades later, plans and rights discussions for a long-awaited sequel, Nayak 2, have surfaced with Anil Kapoor returning.
Radhika Apte`s hit South Indian movies