After wrapping up the first schedule of ‘Ek Villain Returns’ in Mumbai recently, the makers are all set for the second schedule. While the first schedule was shot extensively across multiple locations in Mumbai, the second part will go on floors in Goa.
The makers made the decision of shifting the shoot location after considering the rising COVID-19 cases in Mumbai. With the possibility of a lockdown, it made sense to move the shoot outside the city since it’s a large production that calls for several big action pieces, big romance portions which can only be shot on live locations.
Director Mohit Suri, who along with his team, flew down to Goa a few days back, is all set to begin shooting for the movie from April 16. Interestingly, ‘Ek Villain’ was also shot in Goa, just like some of Mohit’s other films including ‘Malang’, ‘Aashiqui 2’ among others.
Speaking about taking the film’s shoot to Goa, Ekta Kapoor shared, “Shooting during these times is hard on the cast and crew, but they’ve shown fantastic resilience and great teamwork and have turned things around at such short notice; we are ready to roll this week. The scale and mounting of the film calls for live, scenic locales instead of studio floors. Also, Goa has always been a character in itself in Mohit’s films. So I am excited to see how Mohit will showcase Goa in Ek Villain Returns.”
‘Ek Villain Returns’ is being helmed by Mohit Suri and jointly produced by T-Series and Balaji Telefilms. Featuring John Abraham, Arjun kapoor, Disha Patani and Tara Sutaria, the film releases on February 11, 2022. The film will mark the reunion of Arjun and Mohit, after the duo’s 2017 drama ‘Half Girlfriend’. Tara reportedly will get to sing a song in the film.
‘Ek Villain Returns’ is the sequel of the 2014 Bollywood film ‘Ek Villain’ which featured Sidharth Malhotra, Shraddha Kapoor, and Riteish Deshmukh in the lead roles. Released in 2014, ‘Ek Villain’ revolved around the story of a hardened criminal whose terminally ill wife is murdered by a serial killer. Starring Sidharth, Shraddha, and Riteish in lead roles, the movie was a box office hit.