Sidharth Anand is on Cloud 9 after the success of his movie Pathaan. Director had revealed the huge success of the SRK, Deepika and John Abraham starrer movie. After basking in Pathaan’s glory, the ace director has headed off to Kashmir for another action thriller Fighter starring Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone. Sidharth Anand resumed fighter only 10 days after Pathaan’s release. Fighter is Sidharth’s enthusiastic ambitious aerial action thriller. Lead actors of the movie have also reached the Valley yesterday and the project’s second schedule is well on its way to get started.
Sidharth Anand resumed Fighter action sequences and song
With the lead actors already reached the shooting location, Sidharth Anand resumed Fighter. Accompanying him are cinematographer Satchith Paulose and action director Sunil Rodrigues. During the course of shooting, the crew will shoot action scenes, and likely a song. Director has a couple of locations in mind including the Dal Lake, and parts of Srinagar and Pahalgam, for the stint. Second schedule of the movie concludes in a week’s time. After a quick break in Mumbai, the movie heads to Hyderabad for the third schedule.
Probable Locations where Fighter movie shooting is expected
Director Sidharth is expecting to shoot movie Fighter at various locations. In December, mid-day had reported that a chunk of the actioner would be shot at the Indian Air Force Academy (IAF) at Dundigal, near Hyderabad (Start at ground zero, before aiming for sky, Dec 20). Following the IAF, Defence Service Training Institute is the movie’s next stop. While Hrithik’s initial from an ordinary childhood to evolving into best fighter’s pilots. Akshay Oberoi and Karan Singh Grover will play his batch-mates. Originally, a 15-day schedule, but now, it has been reduced to less than a week. Certain portions that were to be initially shot at the IAF Academy will now be canned on a set in Mumbai.”
Anil Kapoor expected to join the cast and crew as Sidharth Anand resumed Fighter
While Hrithik Roshan, Deepika and others are headed to Kashmir for the second schedule, Anil Kapor shall join them later in Mumbai schedule in March. Some areas of IAF Academy are public restricted. Production designer Rajat Poddarr, thus agreed to design a set replicating the institute’s interiors.
It shall be a full-on task as the designer has decided to incorporate similar elements. Everything from elaborate sets of an airport, and hangars will be built.
Exclusive set for the graduation party is built, where Hrithik and his batch-mates are presented with the Wings. Fighter shall also have special VFX sequences which shall initiate following the movie’s conclusion.
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