Squad director Nilesh Sahay: Took three months to get travel permission

Updated On: 12 December, 2020 06:43 AM IST | Mumbai | Mohar Basu

Having shot Rinzing Denzongpa's debut film in Belarus pre-pandemic, director Nilesh Sahay on flying to Europe amid COVID-19 restrictions to complete Squad

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Denzongpa on set with the director

The makers of Rinzing Denzongpa's debut vehicle, Squad, found themselves in a sticky situation in March. Only weeks after they had completed a marathon schedule in Belarus, the pandemic brought the world to a standstill, dashing their hopes of returning to the European country for the final schedule. After a patient wait, as the world opened up again, director Nilesh Sahay led his team to Minsk in November. However, procuring permission for international travel wasn't easy. Sahay recounts, "Flights to CIS [Commonwealth of Independent States] countries were not available, and Vande Bharat wasn't operating. It took us three months to get the required permissions. But we eventually went to Belarus for 22 days, and shot for 14 days."

A still from Squad