India, Oct. 10 -- Ever since the first trailer for Kitao Sakurai's adaptation of Street Fighter dropped in May, fans have been going gaga over the film that is 'not ashamed to look like Street Fighter'. A game-accurate adaptation, the film strives to move away from previous adaptations and give fans what they really want. In an exclusive interview with Hindustan Times, director Kitao Sakurai talks about why he wanted to get every major Street Fighter II character in the film and how Vidyut Jammwal's Dhalsim blew everyone away.

Kitao is a fan of the games, and he says he was certain about one thing when he came on board. "I really wanted every major Street Fighter II character in the movie." The 1991 arcade game remains one of the bestsel...