Kunal Kapoor: I really enjoyed horse riding for ‘The Empire’

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Kunal Kapoor is eagerly awaiting the release of his highly-anticipated magnum opus, ‘The Empire', to be streaming on Disney+ Hotstar from August 27. The actor is being hugely appreciated for his stupendous performance as Mughal emperor Zahir ud-Din Muhammad Babur ever since the magnificent trailer has been launched.

For Kunal, the historical drama is quite special, as it has given him the opportunity to do action, a genre that he always wanted to attempt as an actor. Sharing his experience of shooting the visual extravaganza during a live interaction with superstar Hrithik Roshan on the social media, Kunal had mentioned, "Over the years, a lot of people used to tell me that I should do action on screen but actually nobody offered me an action role. Fortunately, I got the opportunity to do action in ‘The Empire' and it was really an incredible experience."

"We have shot the action and war sequences in Rajasthan, with elephants, horses and thousands of people around. To be honest, I thought shooting with horses would be something I won't enjoy but I really enjoyed horse riding. It's very dangerous when you are doing stunts with multiple horses around and that feels very intimidating. But I actually enjoyed horse riding a lot," adds Kunal, also known for his rich baritone.

The handsome hunk has recently launched his production house and besides that he is also writing an unannounced project.

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