Bollywood keen on shooting in Delhi

Don’t be surprised if you walk into Ranveer Singh or Parineeti Chopra while hanging out in town. Delhi is busy playing host to a whole lot of big-ticket film shoots this winter, and the list of venues goes well beyond the usual filmy hotspots.

Don’t be surprised if you walk into Ranveer Singh or Parineeti Chopra while hanging out in town. Delhi is busy playing host to a whole lot of big-ticket film shoots this winter, and the list of venues goes well beyond the usual filmy hotspots.

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Boxer Vijender Singh is shooting here till December 5 for his debut film, Fugly. Some of the locations featured in the Akshay Kumar production are Tughlaqabad Fort and Sultanpuri.

Producers of Fugly have fun on the sets

“Delhi plays a character in the film. There is so much more to Delhi than the touristy places. My film explores the fact that people from various backgrounds, ideologies and parts of Delhi get treated very differently here,” says the film’s director, Kabir Sadanand.

Tourism officials are happy to oblige. “Delhi is a fresh location for filmmakers. It’s the perfect mix of rich cultural heritage and modern infrastructure. Movies are the best way to showcase the beauty and heritage of any place. As Delhi gets featured as a safe hub for tourists, this will benefit various stakeholders,” says Sudhir Sobti, chief manager (PR & Publicity), Delhi Tourism.

Akshay Kumar shoots at Jawaharlal Nehru Statduim

Also shot in Delhi
YRF’s Bewakoofian, starring
Ayushmann Khurana, Sonam Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor
P.K starring Aamir Khan and Anushka Sharma
Akshay Kumar starrer Boss
Besharam, starring Ranbir Kapoor and Pallavi Sharda