Srinagar: Kashmir has once again become the focus of shooting for Bollywood films as a film crew will be shooting for a web series for over four months.
The shooting for 'Kashmir - Enigma of Paradise', a 10 episode web series has begun in Srinagar and its director said that the film series will depict history and situation in Kashmir and how people had lived through the turmoil.
The series is directed by filmmaker Atul Agarwal and it has an interesting line of star cast which include Rajniesh Duggal, Inaamulhaq, Sajad Delafrooz, Ihana Dhillon, Akanksha Puri, Delbar Arya and Mahesh Balraj.
Top Bollywood actors like Naseer-ud-Din Shah, Paresh Rawal and Urvashi Rutela are also expected to arrive in Kashmir to play a few characters in the series.
Director Atul Agarwal said the film will depict a real and unique story of love and longing from Kashmir which has never been depicted earlier.
“Our web series will also have many historical references from Kashmir starting from 1920. It also will focus on the beautiful state and the stories woven around the people living in it,” he said.
“We have 200 crew members who will shoot this project in 120 days. I am very passionate about this project and look forward to starting shooting on it,” he said.
In the 80s many Bollywood films were filmed in the Valley. But due to turmoil since the 90s, the crews stopped coming to Kashmir, though few films were shot during this period.
The government has been reiterating that it will encourage film shooting and production in Kashmir to boost tourism and economy.
Also read: 24-member Bollywood delegation in Kashmir, to explore scenic locations for film shoots
Aggarwal said the first season of the series project will comprise 10 Episodes of 45 minutes each.
"It will showcase 100 years of history of Kashmir starting from 1920. The crew will stay in Kashmir for almost 4 months to shoot their entire project in the valley,” he said
The war sequence of the Kabaili attack upon Kashmir in 1947 is also going to be shot, under the direction of action director Sunil Rodrigues.
The Web Series will be directed by Atul Agarwal and produced by Rakesh Patel, Rakesh Lahoti, Kaushal Patel, and Sanjay Dutta and Himanshubhai Shah.
Actors Rajniesh Duggal, Akanksha Puri and Abhijeet Jasrotia are all enthusiastic to shoot in Kashmir.
"Kashmir is a beautiful place and really a paradise. We are quite happy that we will be shooting for the Web series based on Kashmir," they said.
