Rajinikanth to shoot for his next in Lucknow from today
LUCKNOW : Superstar Rajinikanth will have a date with Lucknow on Friday. The actor will be here to shoot for his untitled film that is helmed by director Karthik Subbaraj. The film also stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Vijay Sethupati and Ttrisha who will join the shoot in a few days.
LUCKNOW: Superstar Rajinikanth will have a date with Lucknow as he lands in the city on Friday to shoot for his untitled film. The state capital is set to witness unprecedented security arrangements for the ‘Robot’ star.
Directed by Karthik Subbaraj, the film also stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Vijay Sethupati and Ttrisha who will join the shoot in a few days. The film has Simran Bagga as the leading lady.
“We have a strong crew of 650 members. Besides local security, Rajini sir will have 30-40 personal bodyguards. The team will shoot for two months in Lucknow, Varanasi and Sonebhadra. The Lucknow leg is itself of over 30-40 days,” said film’s line producer Eiqbql Jaafri who has handled films like ‘Mom’ and ‘Dosti Zindabad’. Senior superintendent of police Kalanidhi Nathani informed HT that a special security ring is being created for the star-politician. He will be provided a police escort and a CO has been deputed for his security.
The film’s crew has already shot in Dehradun and Darjeeling. It also has 20-odd local artistes
who will join the shoot.
On Saturday, the film will be shot in Lucknow, Barabanki and Malihabad. A major portion will be shot around the Clock Tower in Chowk. The film is being produced by Sun TV.