Sanjay Dutt and Ali Fazal arrive in Lucknow to shoot for their film

Adding to the long list of Bollywood and South Indian actors shooting in Lucknow is actor Sanjay Dutt, who began shooting for his next film 'Prasthaanam' in the city from Wednesday. Dutt arrived in Lucknow on Tuesday afternoon along with co-actor and Lucknowite Ali Fazal and friend

Ajay Arora

. While the shooting of the film began in Mumbai on Dutt's mother

Nargis Dutt

's birthday on June 1, in Lucknow, Sanjay began the shooting on his father Sunil Dutt's birthday on Wednesday, June 6.

The Lucknow leg of the film's shooting began at the

Indira Gandhi Pratishthan

on Wednesday with a scene of a protest being canned by local actors

On Wednesday, the first shot was canned early in the morning at 6am with the local actors shooting a scene of a protest in front of the Indira Gandhi Pratishthan in Gomti Nagar.
The 'Naam' actor will be shooting for the film in and around the state capital for almost two months. The film, a remake of the 2010 Telugu superhit 'Prasthaanam', is being directed by Deva Katta and also stars Manisha Koirala as Dutt's wife, Jackie Shroff, Amyra Dastur and Chunky Pandey. Actor Satyajeet Dubey, who arrived in Lucknow a couple of days ago, plays Dutt's son in the film.

Actor Ali Fazal at the Lucknow airport (BCCL/ Aditya Yadav)

The shooting will take place at various locations in and around the city including the Indira Gandhi Pratishthan, Gomti Riverfront, Aunty House on Havelock Road and at various places in old Lucknow, as well.
The 'Khalnayak' actor is portraying the role of Loki while Ali Fazal will be essaying the role of Mitra, his stepson in the film.
By Aditya Yadav