Bollywood stars Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra are dated to shoot in New York snow during Christmas for the film Anjaana Anjaani, says the film's director Siddharth Anand.
Producer Sajid Nadiadwala is reported to have got permission to shoot in the forbidden areas of New York where cameras are not allowed during the festive season.
Says Siddharth Anand, “Shooting in downtown New York during Christmas time is completely prohibited. We won't only be shooting in and around New York at Christmas time we we'll also be shooting the Christmas Tree at Rockfeller Centre which is the tallest Christmas tree in the world. The tree there is 70 feet tall. That's equivalent two three storeys of a building.”
Shooting around the Rockfeller Christmas tree is usually forbidden but Nadiadwala has managed to get the permission. Nadiadwala got his friend Sylvester Stallone (who worked in Nadidawala's Kambhakkt Ishq) to pull some strings for the rare permission.
Says director Siddharth Anand, “I don't know how Sajid did it. But he managed the near-impossible. Priyanka, Ranbir and I are very excited about it.”
Anand is hoping for snow during Christmas in New York. Without it, the whole carefully-planned concept of the lead pair Ranbir and Priyanka bringing in Christmas in New York would fall flat.
Ranbir who shot in artificial snow for Saawariya and also assisted Sanjay Leela Bhansali on Black which again had artificial snow is excited about the White Christmas in New York.
“My wife Mamta is styling Ranbir. He'll be dressed the way New Yorkers from West Village are. Very trendily in jackets, scarves, coats and wollens. We'll show Ranbir and Priaynka cruising the brightly lit-up streets of NY during Christmas. You'll see them shopping on camera. And that would be real Christmas shopping.”
Anjaana Anjaani is Siddharth Anand's fourth movie, and second with Ranbir Kapoor. The film was shot in Bangkok for a few days. The unit will also shoot some outdoor scenes in San Francisco and Las Vegas.
The film was also shot in the middle of the ocean, which Priyanka Chopra enjoyed. She was basking in the midst of deep blue ocean with its serene beauty and the gushing cold breezes.
Siddharth Anand earned fame with movies ‘ Salaam Namaste' and ‘Bachna Ae Haseeno'.
