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Production
Development
In late 2020, it was rumoured that Rajkumar Hirani would make a film featuring Shah Rukh Khan.[6] Hirani narrated the story to Khan during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020.[7] The film marks Khan's first collaboration with Hirani. Khan revealed that Hirani had offered him roles in his films Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003) and 3 Idiots (2009) which he rejected. In August 2021, the screenplay was completed and the film was announced on April 2022.[8][9] Hirani co-wrote the film with Abhijat Joshi and Kanika Dhillon.[6] Cinematographer Amit Roy was chosen first, but he left the film due to creative differences with Hirani and was replaced by C. K. Muraleedharan. This marks his fourth collaboration with Hirani after Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006), 3 Idiots and PK (2014).[10] As per reports Manush Nandan, Amit Roy and Kumar Pankaj also worked on the project as cinematographers.[11][12]
Casting
Mukesh Chhabra was the casting director.[13] Taapsee Pannu was cast as the female lead in January 2021 marking her first onscreen collaboration with Khan. Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment produced her film Badla (2019).[14][15] Vicky Kaushal will be playing a significant role in the film.[16] Khan's regular collaborator Boman Irani joined the cast in October 2022.[17]
Filming
Principal photography commenced in April 2022 in Mumbai.[18][19] The Mumbai schedule ended in June 2022 and left for the international schedule in July 2022.[20] Filming took place in Budapest and London in July 2022,[21] and was completed a month later.[22] A bike sequence featuring Khan was filmed in Mumbai in October 2022.[23] A 12-day schedule took place in November 2022 in Saudi Arabia,[24][25][26] which included the locations Jeddah and Neom.[27][28] A three-day schedule happened in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh in December 2022.[29] In January 2023, the underwater sequence featuring Khan was filmed in Mumbai.[30] Meanwhile, Khan who was also working on another project Jawan finished his shooting in April 2023.[31] The same month, the team moved to Kashmir for a four-day schedule that took place in Srinagar, Pampore, Sonamarg including Thajwas glacier and Pulwama.[32][33] A song sequence was shot in Kashmir choreographed by Ganesh Acharya.[34] The filming was wrapped up in Sonamarg, Kashmir by April 2023.[35] The film was shot over 75 days out of which Khan shot for 60 days. The film is reportedly budgeted at ₹120 crore, including the marketing cost.[36]
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