Known as the master of directing gangster dramas, Director Sanjay Gupta is coming up with his next gangster saga ‘Mumbai Saga’ starring John Abraham and Emraan Hashmi in lead roles. 90% of the film shoot was already completed before the lockdown and now the team is ready to resume rest of the shoot in the month of July in Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad.
Confirming the news, film analyst Taran Adarsh shared, “Post #COVID19 pandemic, #SanjayGupta will be amongst the first #Mumbai-based film-makers to commence shoot of his forthcoming film #MumbaiSaga…Mid July onwards at #RamojiFilmCity in #Hyderabad…Stars #JohnAbraham and #EmraanHashmi together for the first time…. Glimpses…”
Post #COVID19 pandemic, #SanjayGupta will be amongst the first #Mumbai-based film-makers to commence shoot of his forthcoming film #MumbaiSaga… Mid-July onwards at #RamojiFilmCity in #Hyderabad… Stars #JohnAbraham and #EmraanHashmi together for the first time… Glimpses… pic.twitter.com/IGDV6Fvbm0
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) June 11, 2020
The team is planning to shoot a 12 day schedule in Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad next month after they get a go ahead from the Telangana Government adhering to the guidelines prescribed by the Producers Guild of India.
John Abraham will be seen playing the role of Ganpat Roy, a Mumbai gangster in the film whereas Emraan Hashmi will be seen playing the role of a cop. Both their first looks were shared earlier which created buzz amongst their fans.
Film ‘Mumbai Saga’ is set in the 80’s and 90’s and it follows the transformation of the city from Bombay to Mumbai. Film is directed by Sanjay Gupta and produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Sangeeta Ahir and Anuradha Gupta. The film also features Suniel Shetty, Jackie Shroff, Kajal Aggarwal, Prateik Babbar, Gulshan Grover, Rohit Roy, Amole Gupte, Sharman Joshi, Samir Soni and Pankaj Tripathi in pivotal roles.