'7 Hours To Go' packs a punch with its action

The fast-paced thriller takes action a notch above and has a few scenes which been shot with drones

It's rare to see a gritty action thriller in

Bollywood

that keeps the audience glued to their seats. Director Saurabh Varma's '

7 Hours To Go

', which features

Shiv Pandit

, Sandeepa Dhar, Natasa Stankovic and Varun Badola in lead roles, hopes to win the audience over with its tight narrative and a run time of less than two hours. Veteran actor Manoj Kumar had unveiled its first look. Before kick-starting their promotional activities, the entire cast sought Kumar's blessings and also gifted him a special poster where they paid him a tribute.


The

film

which releases on June 24 also features model Himanshu Malik, who had made his debut in Tum Bin. The actor had to put on a lot of weight and undergo training to look like a real shooter. RJ Rohit Vir, who plays the villain, makes his acting debut with '7 Hours To Go', which sees RJ Kettan, too, in a crucial role.

The movie, which is produced by Krian Pictures, has a lot of firsts to its credit. For the first time in Bollywood, a director has reportedly executed around 650 VFX shots, which have been completed in six months. A special drone has also been used. A source from the production unit says, 'We have used a camera to capture the drone's movements and a lot of special techniques to shoot the action sequences.' The makers decided to take a novel route even for promotions. The team visited more than five cities with lead actors Sandeepa and Shiv interacting with the common man and taking bus and auto rickshaw rides.