Makers of Modi movie scout for locations near Gangotri

  • | Wednesday | 16th January, 2019

“According to the script, we need a location where we can shoot natural caves, river banks, forests and traditional Himalayan villages including snow-capped peaks,” he said. Another crew member added that they are planning to shoot the scenes of Modi’s travels in the Himalayas in the selected locations.The PM is believed to have spent time at Garudchatti near Kedarnath as well as at other places in the upper Himalayas during his younger days. Uttarkashi: Bollywood director Omung Kumar who is helming a biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Uttarkashi on Wednesday to scout for locations in the Gangotri region.The director who has previously made biopics on boxer Mary Kom and Sarabjit Singh (who was on death row in Pakistan), met local officials and inquired about possible locations which can be used in the Modi biopic.After meeting district officials who suggested the film’s production team to look at Harsil, Gartang Gali, Nelong valley and Gangotri town, Kumar said that he has already finalised locations in Gujarat and Delhi, and had now come to Uttarkashi to finalise some other locations.

Uttarkashi: Bollywood director Omung Kumar who is helming a biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Uttarkashi on Wednesday to scout for locations in the Gangotri region.The director who has previously made biopics on boxer Mary Kom and Sarabjit Singh (who was on death row in Pakistan), met local officials and inquired about possible locations which can be used in the Modi biopic.After meeting district officials who suggested the film’s production team to look at Harsil, Gartang Gali, Nelong valley and Gangotri town, Kumar said that he has already finalised locations in Gujarat and Delhi, and had now come to Uttarkashi to finalise some other locations. “According to the script, we need a location where we can shoot natural caves, river banks, forests and traditional Himalayan villages including snow-capped peaks,” he said. Another crew member added that they are planning to shoot the scenes of Modi’s travels in the Himalayas in the selected locations.The PM is believed to have spent time at Garudchatti near Kedarnath as well as at other places in the upper Himalayas during his younger days.

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