Updated On: 10 February, 2017 05:06 PM IST | | Shaheen Parkar
<p>Shoot of several big-banner films in Uttar Pradesh suspended until mid-March in view of upcoming elections; makers hope current government's sops will stay</p>


Director Ratna Sinha with Gaurav Dwivedi of UP Film Development Council on location hunt in Allahabad for Rajkummar Rao's next, Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana
The high-stakes Uttar Pradesh assembly elections have put a brake on the filming of Bollywood movies in the state. Polls will be held in seven phases from February 11 to March 8, and the counting of votes will take place on March 11. Due to the political heat, filmmakers are playing safe and have rescheduled their shoot dates to after mid-March.