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Cast comes first

Updated on: 14 January,2022 07:47 AM IST  |  Mumbai
Mohar Basu | mohar.basu@mid-day.com

Taking into account safety of senior actors Big B, Kher and Denzongpa, Barjatya defers Uunchai shoot amid rising cases

Cast comes first

Amitabh Bachchan with Nafisa Ali

After an elaborate schedule in Nepal, Sooraj Barjatya was to conduct a 20-day stint of Uunchai in Mehboob Studios, Bandra. But now, it has been heard that the filmmaker has done a rethink. With COVID-19 cases escalating in Mumbai, Barjatya has pushed the shoot of his drama that features Amitabh Bachchan, Parineeti Chopra, Anupam Kher, Danny Denzongpa, Boman Irani, Nafisa Ali and Neena Gupta.  


Sooraj Barjatya, Danny Denzongpa and Anupam KherSooraj Barjatya, Danny Denzongpa and Anupam Kher


A source reveals that the director was to commence the Mumbai schedule in the first week of January. “But Sooraj sir pre-emptively decided to hold off the shoot. Since the film features a string of senior actors, he felt it would be wiser to go ahead with the proceedings only after the cases in the city declined. He also took into account that many units that are shooting in the current scenario, have reported positive cases,” adds the source. Barjatya has informed the team that they will retrace their steps to the studio only by mid-February, provided the situation improves. 


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