Santosh Shukla to shoot for OTT-series in Lucknow

Before the surge of second wave, actor Santosh Shukla completed a short film in his hometown Lucknow. He has recovered from Covid and is raring to start the shoot for an OTT-series.

Before the surge of second wave, actor Santosh Shukla completed a short film in his hometown Lucknow. He has recovered from Covid and is raring to start the shoot for an OTT-series.

Actor Santosh Shukla during his recent visit to Lucknow. (Sourced photo)

The suave actor was recently in the city, with Ballia-based writer Sujit Kumar Gupta, to finalise details before the shoot of Check & Mate.

“Everything has been delayed due to the second wave. Soon, the production team will arrive for a recce and prepare for the shoot. We want to wrap the six-part series in city interiors as well as in suburbs. But, before that, everyone needs to be vaccinated,” he shares.

Without revealing much about the project, Santosh says he plays parallel lead in the series which has a backdrop of state politics.

In March, Santosh shot for Gulabi Rewri with Lekha Prajapati in Charbagh and old Lucknow city.

Santosh Shukla on his Lucknow visit (Sourced)

“As an artiste I feel it’s my responsibility to promote my city’s culture — be it in a form of language, tehzeeb or anything for that matter. Rewri has been a highlight of the Nawabi city but has never been promoted well. I hope once film starts to stream the world will get to witness this aspect along with a sweet love story,” adds the Desi Kattey and Dabangg-3 actor.

Besides, he is gearing up for remaining shoot of Bachchan Pandey. “Around 10 days of shoot is left, and I have two days of work to wrap which we will hopefully shoot in July-mid. I’m playing a negative and a powerful character role. Also, working with Akshay (Kumar) was a great learning experience and I am really looking forward for the film to hit screens later this year.”