Milan Talkies goes on floor in Lucknow

National Award winning director Tigmanshu Dhulia started shooting for his next film 'Milan Talkies' from Monday in Lucknow. The first day shoot began at the Gulab Cinema in

Golaganj

, in old Lucknow. Although the lead cast of the film, Ali Fazal and Shraddha Srinath, did not shoot on the first day, they did pose for pictures outside the cinema hall which has been rechristened

Milan Talkies

for the film. Also starring in the film are Reecha Sinha and

Deep Raj Rana

who also joined the cast in Lucknow on Monday.

Tigmanshu Dhulia petting a pack of strays at the shooting location of Milan Talkies in Lucknow (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmad Siddiqui)

Actor Ali Fazal, who belongs to Lucknow, said, "It is the first day of the shoot and I am really excited to be joining the Milan Talkies team in my hometown. A lot of new things will be happening for the first time for all of us. I am working with Shraddha in her first Bollywood film. It feels very weird to be shooting in Lucknow. I've lived here, known these gullies, mohallas all my life, and I never thought I will be shooting here. It feels good."
Shraddha, who makes her Bollywood debut with this film, reached the city ahead of the shoot and said, "I am very nervous. This is a new industry for me because I come from the South and I don’t know the way things work here but I think it is going to be great. I am very happy and proud to be working with some amazing names. I couldn’t have had a better start to my Bollywood career."

Tigmanshu Dhulia checking the camera before the shoot of Milan Talkies in Lucknow (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmad Siddiqui)

'Milan Talkies' is Dhulia’s long-awaited romantic film, the screenplay and dialogues of which he has written himself. The film also stars Ashutosh Rana, Sanjay Mishra, Yashpal Sharma and Sikander Kher.