Sonu Sood's role in the film Maximum draws directly from real-life encounter cop Pradeep Sharma, while another character mirrors a glamorous 1990s actress who rose to fame via a Ram Gopal Varma musical, as confirmed by sources close to the production. (148 characters)
Sources near the film confirm that Sonu Sood portrays a cop fully inspired by Mumbai's encounter specialist Pradeep Sharma. Sood and director Kabir Kaushik consulted Sharma extensively to capture authentic details from his life. This marks a shift from earlier rumors to solid verification.
Though there have been whispers galore of encounter-cop Pradeep Sharma being the hero of the new cop film Maximum, we now have it from a source extremely close to the film that Sonu Sood's character is based completely on Sharma.
A standout detail reveals a role played by Anjana Sukhani as Urvashi, a sizzling star from the 1990s and 2000s, clearly modeled on a top heroine of that era who gained superstardom through a Ram Gopal Varma musical. The resemblance stands out unmistakably, blending film industry elements into the cop drama. Makers tread carefully around naming real-life parallels.
But what's really a whammy of a revelation is that there's a character in Maximum based on a very hot and sizzling actress who shot to superstardom in the 1990s with a Ram Gopal Varma musical.
The film weaves in other figures, like Vinay Pathak as a politician echoing Kripa Shankar Singh and Naseeruddin Shah as Vijay Salaskar, the encounter cop lost in the 26/11 attacks. Sonu Sood immersed himself in Sharma's mindset for over 112 encounters. Cast and crew avoided direct comments on these inspirations.