Ever since the teaser for Kunal Kemmu ‘s upcoming film Vibe dropped, people have assumed it is a spoof of recent Bollywood spy thrillers. Kunal’s character even name-drops ‘Pathaan and Tiger’ in the teaser, solidifying fans’ assumptions. The actor-director has now cleared the air on the same.
Because i didn’t know whether it would be made or not, i didn’t write it then. I’ve narrated this to friends. At that point of time, Pathaan had definitely not come. But it was just about what this character would feel. It was not taking a swing at anybody. Like, it was genuinely saying that for this normal man, like if I get picked up, I will say, ‘you pick up somebody who’s good at this’,” The film stars Kunal and Sparsh Shrivastava as two friends caught up in a high-stakes mission despite having no training or experience as spies. A line from the teaser has Kunal questioning the Indian spy agency for involving them when they have ‘Pathaan and Tiger’ at their disposal. Talking about the dialogue, Kunal added, “The idea of getting into the spy world, when you actually see the film, you’ll understand why what is happening, it’s all logical, it’s not farcical. It is kind of over-the-top in the way that what is happening with them. But it’s not a spoof, it’s not a parody of any film,” he added.
In a new interview, Kumal has said that Vibe is not a spoof or parody of any Bollywood film, and it only features dialogue about Pathaan and Tiger, as they are the most popular pop-culture references in the spy genre. In an interview with PTI, Kunal said, “I’ve had this story with me even before I became a director.
