(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) The UAE is usually seen as a place for high-tech buildings and a modern landscape but defying that common perception is Bollywood director Mohit Suri who has romanticised the country in his new film Hamari Adhuri Kahani.
Vidya Balan on the sets of the film Hamari Adhuri Kahani at Miracle Garden in Dubai. Photo by Mukesh Kamal/ Khaleej Times
Keeping a distance from the glamorous buildings and high-end cars that Dubai is known for Bollywood director Mohit Suri tries to capture the old romance in the city in this Vidya Balan-Emraan Hashmi starrer. The cast and crew of the film who were in the UAE for a 20-day shooting schedule wrapped up the last scene at Miracle Garden on Sunday evening. We hear that Vidya and Emraan romanced all through Abu Dhabi’s Qasr Al Sarb desert resort Hatta Village Dubai Airport terminal 3 Meena Bazaar the sand dunes and Corniche for this romantic drama that is scheduled for release on June 12 2015.
Emraan Hashmi and Vidya Balan.Photo by Mukesh Kamal/ Khaleej Times
While talking to City Times Mohit Suri said “We were supposed to shoot this a month back but since we cannot control a lot of things in life like weather especially it’s happening now.'
'I have romanticised the UAE. These are places that we have heard of but we have never really seen in an Indian film before and not just for a song sequence or people dancing around trees; I am trying to get the real meaning out of it. Miracle Garden stands for over forty thousand different kinds of flowers in one landscape and in a controlled environment. If you look at it it’s a marvel of landscaping.”
He says he is trying to work on the romantic side of the UAE because Dubai and Abu Dhabi need not be only about advanced buildings and high-end cars it is also about sand dunes. “We shot at Hatta Village. It is a traditional village; those kinds of things add a true flavour to a particular country” he added.
Vidya Balan plays a florist in the movie. Her character also works in the UAE for a certain period of her life.
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