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Bollywood shooting in Abu Dhabi
Suryatapa Bhattacharya
- Last Updated: October 19. 2008 11:16PM UAE / October 19. 2008 7:16PM GMT
ABU DHABI // Shooting for a Bollywood film started at Emirates Palace hotel yesterday after a US$22 million (Dh80m) movie deal was announced on the closing day of the Middle East International Film Festival.
Code Red, an Abu Dhabi-based production company, and Puja Films, an Indian film house, will work together to make three films being shot in the capital over the next 12 months.
The first, Do Not Disturb, will cost about US $10m, said Vashu Bhagnani, producer of Puja Films. The Emirati production company will not finance the films, instead providing support staff including line producers, said Michael Valentine, managing partner of Code Red.
The cast and crew were welcomed yesterday by Bassem Kudsi, director of communications for the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage.
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Do Not Disturb, a comedy featuring Govinda, Lara Dutta, Sushmita Sen, Sohail Khan and Ritesh Deshmukh, will be shot at the Emirates Palace hotel over the next month.
Govinda will star. He and the film’s director David Dhawan, are known for their comedy partnerships, and have made a string of hits, including Hero No 1 and Partner, which also featured the Emirates Palace hotel.
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