Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan arrived in Srinagar on Monday to shoot in the picturesque Kashmir Valley for the first time in over two decades in the industry.
Khan immediately left for south Kashmir’s Pahalgam hill station in a chopper after his arrival at Srinagar Airport on Monday morning. He is there to shoot Yash Chopra’s next, yet untitled, movie.
Chopra and his crew have been camping in Pahalgam for the last couple of days. Reports from Pahalgam said shooting for the movie, whose first teaser has already run in theatres, was started after Khan’s arrival.
“The unit is this time shooting in Aru [Pahalgam],” eyewitnesses said.
The unit will be shooting in Pahalgam for a week, after which it will start shooting around and on the Dal Lake in summer capital Srinagar.
An extended shooting schedule for the film has already been completed in the Ladakh region of the state.
Khan is said to be playing the role of an army officer in the love-triangle movie, also starring Anushka Sharma and Katrina Kaif.
In the past, some memorable Bollywood movies like Kashmir Ki Kali, Junglee, Andaz and Mere Sanam were shot in Kashmir.
The Valley was literally out of bounds for Bollywood for over two decades after separatist violence started there in the early 1990s. With the improvement in the overall situation, Bollywood has started returning to its dream outdoor locales in Kashmir.
Aamir Khan also shot for the Incredible India campaign in Srinagar earlier this year.
