The challenges Riingo faced while making Messi

Riingo's Messi has been a challenging film to make. With the lead character, Ronodeep Bose, recuperating after a near fatal accident that left him comatose, the director walks us through the hurdles he faced while filming the movie.The foremost challenge was to find a pro ducer. “Pradip Churiwal, who was aware of a trailer I had put together in 2011 when Lionel Messi had come to Kolkata, wanted me to make the film,“ says the director. Another problem was to make Aryann learn the sport in 20 days flat.Shooting on the city streets wasn't a cakewalk either. Getting permissions was difficult and creating a para football set-up was a bigger challenge,“ he adds. Then came two major blows that the director is still reeling under.Rocky , a footballer who appears in the film, passed away in an accident. Soon after,

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too met with an accident and had to undergo brain surgery . “What was eerie was that the accident sequences that are there in the film were also happening in real life, thus taking a toll on our mental well-being,“ he says. But now that the film is releasing, Riingo is hopeful that it'll be loved by all.