John Abraham and Aditi Rao Hydari have begun filming their sequence for Kaashvie Nair’s yet-untitled film that features Arjun Kapoor and Rakul Preet Singh in the lead. The film resumed shooting on 24th August’20 at Mumbai’s Film City Studio reported Mumbai Mirror. Aditi plays the role of John’s love internets and the younger version of Neena’s character, Arjun’s grandmother. Their scene is set in 1947 around the time India’s Independence. John is also producing the film alongside Nikkhil Advani and Bhushan Kumar.
In an interview with Mumbai Mirror, John said, “When I heard the script, I instantly knew that this would be a special part, and when Kaashvie suggested I play it, it was difficult to refuse.” Apart from that Nikkhil added that the film spans across three generations. The cross border romance film starts at 1947 and continues till 2020. “There is a parallel between Arjun and Rakul’s character in the present day and the forced breakup between John and Aditi’s characters in 1947 following the partition. He plays a Sardar for the first time,” Nikkhil added.
John and Aditi will be filming indoors for a week and then will reconcile with the team for a brief outdoor shoot in October. John shared his enthusiasm to get back to work after the five-month lockdown that brought everything to a standstill. “The team has taken extreme care following all the SOPs issued by ministries and the concerned authorities. As a producer it is important for me to look out for the cast and crew,” John added.
Aditi shared that the role is special for her because it is a love saga that spans generations. “John and I play a couple in 1946-47 whose love story remains unfinished and unrequited till Arjun’s character feels the need to bring it to closure. Films like these are rarely made today so I was quick to come on board,” the actress said.
