The latest Akshay Kumar starrer ‘Bell Bottom’, which is to be released on the 2nd of April 2021, has wrapped up the shoot.
Akshay Kumar also shared a brand new poster of the film on Instagram captioning it, “Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much. Its teamwork and I am grateful to each and every member of the cast and crew.“
Akshay is seen in the poster looking nothing short of a ‘cool dude’ with his briefcase, sharp suit and an even sharper moustache.
Huma Qureshi too shared the poster on her Instagram captioning it, “Shooting a film felt impossible in this environment. But this team ensured that we do it well and with flair! You guys rock!!!”
Talking about reaching the end point of the shoot, Akshay stated, “It’s teamwork and I am grateful to each and every member of the cast and crew from the spot dadas, light dadas, technicians, make-up dadas to my lovely heroines Vaani, Lara, Huma, my director Ranjit and to Vashuji and the production team who believed in our audacious plan. The new normal has made us realise a different way of working that none of us could have imagined. I hope this encourages film industries globally to do what they do best and start entertaining audiences again. I hope our shoot during the pandemic reassures others that keeping all safety in mind it’s time to get things moving again.”
“We are immensely grateful to the entire unit for trusting us to keep them safe. We feel blessed that we had the right energy on the sets at all times which is honestly the reason why everything came together so beautifully,“ added Jackky Bhagnani.
Vaani Kapoor also had a couple of words to add on to the joy. She says, “This was easily among the smoothest productions that I have been a part of. I was concerned about how it was going to play out, given the fear and health concerns but I must thank and congratulate Pooja Entertainment for the fantastic planning and the attention to detail. I hope this gives encouragement and confidence to other people back home to shoot.”
Director Ranjit M Tewari apparently thinks that ‘Bellbottom’ was an experience he would have liked to savour a little longer. “I’ve been blessed with a great cast and crew! Akshay sir, Vashuji, Vani, Lara, Jackky and every technician has worked tirelessly to support the film. It was great teamwork.”
A DNA report also lets us in on a little new. Apparently, after the cast and crew landed in Scotland for the remainder of the shoot, the team had to quarantine for 14 days. Akshay then took the decision of working double shifts rather than his strict 8-hour work rule.
Pooja Entertainment presents in association with Emmay Entertainment ‘Bellbottom’ produced by Vashu Bhagnani, Jackky Bhagnani, Deepshikha Deshmukh, Monisha Advani, Madhu Bhojwani and Nikkhil Advani, written by Aseem Arrora and Parveez Shaikh also features Vaani Kapoor, Lara Dutta and Huma Qureshi in pivotal roles.