Back in the Valley! Shah Rukh Khan shoots in Kashmir after 11 years for his film Dunki alongside Taapsee Pannu

A crew member shared that Shah Rukh Khan will be shooting near the Thajwas glacier, where the set has been established.

Actors Shah Rukh Khan and Taapsee Pannu yesterday wrapped up the Kashmir leg of the shoot for their upcoming film, Dunki. A source close to the film’s unit says, “SRK shot near the Thajwas glacier located at an altitude of 10,000 ft above the sea level where the set had been established.”

Actor Shah Rukh Khan shot with Taapsee Pannu in Kashmir, for their upcoming film Dunki.

Upon arrival on Monday, Khan was directly flown to a tourist resort in Sonamarg amid tight security arrangements. With this, the Pathaan actor visited Kashmir Kashmir after 11 years. He was last there to shoot for late filmmaker Yash Chopra’s Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012).

Joined by his co-star Taapsee Pannu for the Rajkumar Hirani directorial, the two were seen romancing in the meadows of Sonamarg.

“They shot for a love song with choreographer Ganesh Acharya. They also shot in the Pampore and Srinagar,” confirms a crew member, adding that the team shot under three-tier security cover in the militancy hit valley.

“No unnecessary movement of the locals was allowed close to the area falling within the film set. We didn’t want the shoot to be disrupted in any case as back in 2012 when he was shooting for Jab Tak Hai Jaan in Pahalgam, we came across the huge rush of fans on the sets which halted our shoot. And then we had to block the road leading to our set. This time we [wanted to] ensure that things go smoothly,” adds the crew member.

A hut, with Turkish ambience, was set up near Thajwas glacier, where both the actors were scheduled to shoot.

Sources also say that director Raj Kumar Hirani had promised J&K Lieutenant Governor that he will put all the efforts to bring Bollywood films back to the valley back in August 2021 when launched the J & K Film Policy along with him.