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Ekta Kapoor creates an elaborate haveli set in Mumbai for Dream Girl 2?
Updated On: 23 August, 2023 07:06 AM IST | Mumbai | Upala KBR
Sources say Dream Girl 2 maker Ekta had an elaborate haveli set built in Mumbai in 10 days, after she was unimpressed by the original setting of a Jaipur palace
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A still from Dream Girl 2
Having previously worked on Dream Girl (2019), producer Ekta Kapoor and director Raaj Shaandilyaa had a clear vision for the world of Dream Girl 2. Mathura, with its narrow bylanes and vibrant energy, was the perfect setting for the Ayushmann Khurrana and Ananya Panday-starrer. After an elaborate schedule in Mathura in October 2022, the team was to move to Jaipur to shoot key scenes at the Chomu Palace Hotel, which would be depicted as the grand residence of Paresh Rawal’s character Abu Salem. However, it is heard that only days before the unit was to head to Jaipur, Kapoor scrapped the idea of shooting in Rajasthan, instead asking the production design team to build an elaborate set of a haveli in Mumbai.
Reason? For starters, it turns out that Kapoor wanted a more opulent setting. More importantly, in the aftermath of the pandemic, the cast and crew’s safety was her top priority. A source from the creative team reveals, “When Ekta saw the pictures of the Chomu Palace, she felt it didn’t look grand enough, and voiced her concerns to Raaj and production designer Rajat Poddarr. She also highlighted that travelling with a large team outside Mumbai would be a safety hazard, as COVID-19 cases were still high at the time. While shooting in Mathura was non-negotiable as a chunk of the comedy is set there, Ekta felt the Jaipur leg could be scrapped. She instantly decided to conduct the stint in Mumbai instead.”
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