Shoot at sight on the ghats of Bithoor

After shooting for film '

Pagglait

' in Lucknow, filmmaker Umesh Bist and Guneet Monga headed to Kanpur for a two-day shooting schedule in

Bithoor

. Both the filmmakers chose Patthar Ghat and Brahmavart Ghat for shooting some important scenes with actors Ashutosh Rana and Raghubir Yadav.
"We shot an emotional scene where actor Ashutosh Rana has come to a ghat to immerse the ashes of his son in river Ganga. Scene mein yeh dikhaya gaya hai ki jaise hi Ashutosh ji ghat par asthi visarjan ke liye aate hain, waise hi yahan par maujood pande (pandit) aapas mein ladai karne lagte hain," informed, a source from the unit.
The strict security arrangements at the location allowed no one to click pictures or shoot a video of the film shoot. However, the filmmakers allowed locals to watch the shoot. Ashutosh Rana, playing a middle-aged man in the film, wore a dhoti, sweater and woollen lohi. Recognising actor Raghubir Yadav was also difficult as he, dressed in a dhoti, kurta, a woollen cap and a coat, looked like any other villager on the ghat.

Actors Ashutosh Rana and Raghubir Yadav shooting for the film Pagglait in Bithoor (BCCL/ IB Singh)
On shooting in Kanpur at a ghat, Ashutosh Rana, said, "This is one of the most important scenes of the film. Initially, the makers wanted to shoot this scene in Varanasi but later, after seeing the beautiful ghats of Bithoor, they decided to shoot it here. I am visiting Kanpur after almost a decade and this is the first time that I have got a chance to explore the ghats of Bithoor. The view of Ganga is really scenic here."

Actors Raghubir Yadav and Ashutosh Rana at Patthar ghat in Bithoor during the shoot of the film (BCCL/ IB Singh)
Raghuvir Yadav too seemed quite impressed with the ghats at Bithoor. "Kanpur is surely a shooting friendly city. People mostly talk about ghats of Varanasi but the the ghats in Bithoor too worth a visit. Architecturally too the ghats here are quite good. The poeple here are also very disciplined. While shooting for the scene at Patthar Ghat and Brahmavart Ghat, we faced no problems from the onlookers," he said.
The actors also shot some scenes on a boat and the Bithoor market later in the week before returning to Lucknow to resume shoot there.