A historical past of the gay motion in India is incomplete with out the point out of the 2008 movie Dostana. Starring Abhishek Bachchan, John Abraham and Priyanka Chopra, this comedian caper, directed by Tarun Mansukhani, went a great distance in normalizing the dialog across the homosexual group. The movie was a average success on the field workplace and is very remembered at present for its comedian aspect and songs. The sequel was within the offing because the very begin. But it surely took greater than a decade for producer Karan Johar to offer his nod. Lastly, final 12 months, it was introduced that Dostana 2 is being made with Kartik Aaryan and Jahnvi Kapoor within the lead. It additionally marked the debut of actor Lakshya and director Collin D’Cunha. The movie was anticipated to launch in 2020-end and was some of the awaited movies of the 12 months.
Sadly, the Coronavirus-induced lockdown has performed spoilsport. Karan Johar in a video chat with a commerce analyst not too long ago revealed that Dostana 2 was half full earlier than the shoots acquired indefinitely postponed. He additionally revealed that the makers have been to shoot in London extensively however now the writing group has rewritten an necessary aspect of the movie. Whereas KJo didn’t point out the place these scenes will now be shoot, it’s speculated that Karan would now base these parts someplace in India.
A commerce supply tells us, “London had grow to be some of the widespread locations for movie shoots for Bollywood filmmakers as the federal government gives an enormous rebate. In truth, within the first 2 ½ months of 2020, as many as 5 movies have been shot there have been launched – Bhangra Paa Le, Road Dancer, Jawaani Jaaneman, Completely happy Hardy And Heer and Angrezi Medium. However now UK is without doubt one of the nations with the utmost COVID-19 instances. Producers can be cautious of going there and likewise actors would like to keep away from Europe and America until the scenario will get higher. In consequence, one can count on many of the shoots to occur in India itself.”
By the way, this isn’t the primary time that Dostana 2 confronted a roadblock over exterior elements. In November 2019, they needed to postpone the Delhi schedule due to the elevated air air pollution. The shoot on the nationwide capital reportedly came about after the air pollution ranges improved. Apart from Delhi, the makers additionally shot for the movie in Chandigarh and Punjab.
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