Among the attendees were prominent figures from the film fraternity, including Kartik Aaryan, Vatsal Seth, Vikas Bahl, and Aanand L Rai, who graced the occasion with their presence.
In the film, Madhavan essays the role of a man who enters the holiday home of Ajay and Jyotika’s characters while they’re on a vacation. He then casts a black magic spell on their daughter and takes her under his control.
Ajay Devgn, R Madhavan and Jyotika attend the trailer launch of Shaitaan
Talking about playing a mother on screen and being one in real life, Jyotika said, “There are a lot of sequences in the film that ignite motherhood, and I don’t know if I want to really reveal them, but one of them was a very important reason why I said yes to this film also. I think throughout, it was a constant that the film reminded you of how responsible one has to be with a teenage daughter and what role a mother and father play in the protective journey of their kids. I think, as a mother, from the beginning to the end, this film has that emotion and responsibility throughout. That feeling of just protecting your child continuously. I think every parent watching the film will be under that light.”
Speaking about the audience’s reaction to his villainous avatar, Madhavan said, “I was offered this film by Kumar Ji (the producer) when I was shooting for a Tamil film in summer last year in Chennai, and he just said, ‘I don’t want to talk to you, this is the film that you are doing’. I thought I was offered the father’s role. That’s when Kumar Ji said, ‘Before you say anything, we want you to play the Villain’. I was quite stunned, and I was amazed that Ajay sir would want to give that role to me. I see the intelligence behind it now. I hope I’ve done justice to it, but looking at the response so far, we are all very elated, and I hope that we live up to the expectation.”
Shaitaan is touted to be a Hindi remake of the acclaimed Gujarati movie titled Vash. Presented by Jio Studios, Devgn Films and Panorama Studios, Shaitaan is produced by Ajay Devgn, Jyoti Deshpande, Kumar Mangat Pathak and Abhishek Pathak. Directed by Vikas Bahl, the film will debut in theatres on March 8.
