Karan Johar's upcoming directorial Takht has made headlines for the right reason. With a stellar cast including Kareena Kapoor Khan, Ranveer Singh, Vicky Kaushal, Alia Bhatt, Anil Kapoor, Janhvi Kapoor and Bhumi Pednekar, the film has garnered the attention of the audience. Now, after many delays, the magnum opus is gearing up to go on floors soon and for the same, Karan has kickstarted the final recce. On Sunday, the filmmaker was in Rajasthan and shared updates on Instagram. Taking the journey forward, reports suggest that Karan will head to Europe to explore locations. A source close to the film informed a leading daily that massive sets will be mounted from Jaisalmer to Europe.
“Karan, along with cinematographer Mitesh Mirchandani, National Award-winning art-director Sabu Cyril and his assistant directors will be in the desert city for the next five days to extensively analyse the locations and plan the cinematography and set designs. He’d always planned to spend January on the final round of recce and will be exploring locations similar to the landscape of Rajasthan in countries across Europe. Massive sets will be erected everywhere—from Jaisalmer to Europe—for which a mammoth budget has been earmarked,” the source told.
The source further added that the cast will attend workshops to get into the skin of their respective characters before kickstarting the period drama. “There will be some workshops in February with the entire cast to get a sense of their characters before moving on to the epic battle,” the source added
Takht is a historical drama based on the Mughal Era and revolves around the power struggle between Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan(Anil)’s son Dara Shikoh(Ranveer) and Aurangzeb(Vicky). The film is said to go on floors in the last week of February with a start to finish schedule. Takht is reportedly eyeing for a 2021 release.
(Source: Mumbai Mirror)
