The plot of the film begins as Nagra, an Eastern Indian Sikh faithful, is kicked off a soccer team for anger issues, only to be discovered by boxing coach Frank Donovan played by Rourke.
Through that relationship, Nagra, played by Prem Singh, goes on to become a U.S. Olympic hopeful boxer.
The Hindu Times has been following the filming in Hamilton closely and telling the story about Nagra. The script touches on the character’s move to Canada from his roots in India when he was young and his subsequent banishment from the sport of boxing because he refused to shave his beard because of religious reasons.
He was eventually allowed to return to boxing after some legal wrangling. Some of the action scenes for the movie were filmed Tuesday at Hamilton High School’s gymnasium, weight room area, locker rooms and football stadium.
Film Hamilton Director Steve Colwell said the movie’s producers have been pleased with the city’s hospitality during filming.
“The community has really been good to this production and everything from traffic control to setting up staging areas for catering for the cast has been excellent,” Colwell explained.
The distributors of the movie are planning to release a worldwide press release for the production and that will allow a further glimpse into what the script will detail and what the production team will be up to for the remaining two to three weeks of filming in Hamilton.
Along with “Carol,” “Tiger” marks the fourth film made in Hamilton during the past two years. The others were James Franco’s “The Long Home” in August; “The Echo Effect,” starring professional wrestler Stone Cold Steve Austin in 2014.
Hamilton High School Assistant Athletic Director Tyler Belew has been working with the film’s producers to make sure things run smoothly while they film at the school.
He said Tuesday’s scenes went well and all of the filming be closed to the public.
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