How do you write, execute and act in a mass transformation scene: Making a transformation scene that leaves viewers in goosebumps in a film is no mean task. Let's take Salaam Kashmier and see what all in exact proportions should go behind making such a scene:

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1. Show your hero as a simpleton and ordinary guy ( till the audience is bored to death):

Make all the people in village laugh at him, reject him. Give him job of a security so that the transformation later looks punchy. Now repeat all these details for 1.5 hours

2. Bring new character who knows hero's past:

Suddenly introduce a character to explain others what a brilliant guy hero is. Here Joshiy leaves no stone unturned as he brings Suresh Gopi to tell Lalu Alex that Jayaram is"Indian Military Wing's commanding officer Major Sreekumar"

3.Hero transforms:

Hero should suddenly change his body language and look massy. Jayaram excels as he transforms from simpleton to Major Sreekumar in matter of secs by sucking up all air(How an actor makes use of his eyes is seen here as he looks in all directions for no reason)

4. Reaction of other characters:

A vital aspect in this whole exercise is the sudden shock of characters who always thought the hero to be a normal guy and who was completely unaware of this past. Lalu Alex's reaction in this scene is same as viewers- " What thenga is all this?"

5. Show quick glimpses of how hero looked in past:

Show some frames of the hero from past to give audience a glimpse of what an extra-ordinary guy was he in the past.If you can mix frames of the hero walking and running in sytle like Salaam Kashmier does here, nothing like that!

6.BGM (Most important piece in all this):

Last but not least, BGM has to compliment what is happening on screen. In these 2 mins of transformation, music director gives a tune that goes - "Papama Papama Papama"(as if it was a hint to Joshy that what he is doing on screen is sin)