23 April,2009 08:16 AM IST | | Amul Sharma
Sood made a Dubai cab licence to authenticate his role in film
Sonu Sood who will be seen in an Indo-Arabic joint venture City of Life has in the name of authenticity, acquired a Dubai driving license.
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An insider from the project says how Sonu is trying to get into the skin of the character. "He learnt proper Arabic and now speaks the language fluently with everyone in the cast and crew."
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Sonu plays a character called Basu Kumar who is a taxi driver by day and au00a0 singer at a club by night and hopes that a Bollywood producer will find him and give him a break someday.
Sood says, "Yes, I got a driver's license made for my role. The authorities in Dubai are strict about these things.
It was very challenging for me to drive as unlike India, their cars are left-hand drives.
But I got the hang of it quickly. Working on this film has been has been an enriching experience for me and I hope it does well."
