Rourkee army cantonment denies permission for shooting

Rourkee army cantonment denies permission for shooting
Monday, January 19, 2009 09:50 IST
By Subhash K Jha , Santa Banta News Network
/> Post 26/11, our cinema has begun to feel the pinch. Tigmanshu Dhulia who was supposed to shoot in the well-known army cantonment in Rourkee with Irrfan Khan for the bio-pic Pan Singh Tomar had to return with an unfinished schedule on his hands.

" That was very unfortunate. We were supposed to shoot in the Cantonment for 15 days. We could do so only for two days, and then had to leave. Yes the situation in sensitive army areas has changed afrer 26/11.

I think filmmakers would find it harder to shoot films in areas which house army people, " says the director Tigmanshu Dhulia, adding that the permission which was supposed to come straight from the Defence Ministry was not denied, but delayed.

"We did get a copy of the letter to continue shooting in Rourkee's army cantonment. But the Cantonment authorities got it two days late. By then we had left."

This setback throws the project off course because Irrfan has to get into his army look all over again. "He sports cropped hair and a pencil moustache for the army portions of Tomar's life. He refuses to sport a fake mouche. So now we'll have to wait for him to find the time to re-grow the proper facial hair, " says Tigmashu with a sigh.

For now the director is back to shooting with Govinda on his troubled comedy Showman.

The actor and director have sorted out their serious problems and will now be shooting an entire entertainment gig as part of a reality show in the script called 'Made For Each Other' where couples find their ideal dance partners on the floor.

Govinda's own Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi?

"No! The idea comes from the American show A Moment Of Truth. We wanted to call it King Con. But Govinda wanted the title Showman, " says the director.
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