Mumbai: Actor Chris Hemsworth found shooting in India "overwhelming" because of the positivity and enthusiasm that he experienced while filming the upcoming film Extraction in the country.
"I loved shooting in India. The people were incredible. I didn't realise how popular the Marvel films were in India. So that was, at times, overwhelming," Hemsworth told IANS.
"There was such positivity and enthusiasm for all of us and our crew… During shooting, we had hundreds and thousands of people on certain days lining up on the streets and up on top of bridges and in buildings, you know, after every take, cheering and applauding," recalled Hemsworth.
"I've never experienced anything like it. And as I said, I have such fond memories of India and the people there," he added, while recounting his time in India.
Hemsworth shot the film in various parts of the country including Ahmedabad and Mumbai in 2018.
The Thor star was scheduled to be in Mumbai on March 16 to promote the film. The promotional tour was called off due to the global coronavirus outbreak.
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Earlier in an interview with IANS, Hemsworth, whose daughter is named India, revealed the reason behind naming his daughter after the country.
He said: "My wife (Elsa Pataky) spent a lot of time in India and that was where the name originally came from," Hemsworth said in that interview, adding: "I love the place and the people. It was sort of intimidating as it was exciting because there were so many people… We felt like rock stars in a stadium. But the warmth and support we got while shooting there, no matter how disruptive we were to their daily lives, it was so good."
Originally titled Dhaka, the film also stars Indian actors such as Randeep Hooda, Pankaj Tripathi, Priyanshu Painyulli and Rudraksh Jaiswal. The film revolves around Tyler Rake (essayed by Hemsworth), a fearless, black market mercenary, who embarks on the most deadly extraction of his career when he is enlisted to rescue the kidnapped son of an imprisoned international crime lord.
The film, directed by Sam Hargrave, will release on April 24, 2020.
With inputs from IANS.
