Arunoday does parkour stunts for 'Apharan'

Actor Arunoday Singh, who is shooting for the web series "Apharan" in Rishikesh, says it has been great fun leaping about the alleys and rooftops.

Parkour is a training discipline using movement that developed from military obstacle course training. Practitioners aim to get from one point to another in a complex environment, without assistive equipment and in the fastest way possible.

"So the parkour sequence utilised some basic jumps and vaults that I have been doing since I was in middle school. I got a school letter (award) for gymnastics. I know I don't look like I can move that fast or agilely, but I can. So, for 'Apharan' I'm working with an action director I've worked with before, Amar Shetty whom I have worked with on 'Mohenjo Daro'.

"He is been setting up sequences knowing what I am capable of. It is been great fun leaping about the alleys and rooftops of Rishikesh," Arunoday said in a statement.

The actor was last seen on screen in the Irrfan Khan starrer "Blackmail". He will be playing a criminal, who was once a celebrated police officer, in the web series by ALTBalaji.

Arunoday has begun shooting here for the suspense thriller. It is being directed by Siddhartha Sengupta.

--IANS

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