By Hindustan Times
The weather gods played spoilsport at the sets of Neil Nitin Mukesh and Richa Chadda’s forthcoming romantic comedy, Ishqueria, which was being shot in Mussoorie. As heavy rains lashed the hills, the shoot first got stalled, after which the makers were compelled to cancel it altogether and move base to a brand new location. “We needed to leave the schedule midway and are available back as a result of bad climatic conditions in Mussoorie,” reveals an insider from the unit.
This is Neil’s first film since Lafangey Parindey in 2010 where he's going to be seen in a solo lead role. Richa Chadda, who last starred in Anurag Kashyap’s Gangs Of Wasseypur, is playing the feminine lead. The film is touted to be a romantic story, that's why debutant director Prerna Wadhawan decided that the pretty locales of the hill station will be the perfect setting for it. “But after shooting for a month, the elements became unbearably cold, after which there has been a hailstorm a couple of days ago,” says the source.
Besides the storm, the opposite challenges of shooting within the winter are the shorter days and the light, that's faint in the course of the day. The production team is now scouting for similar locations at other hill stations.
When contacted, Prerna says, “We will more than likely recreate the set in Manali now. The production team is scouting for the same setting, and we must always leave for our next schedule as soon that may be finalised.”
Meanwhile, Neil has survived a string of flops, and is now banking on his next two films. Besides Ishqueria, he also has an action release called David (by director Bejoy Nambiar) lined up.
