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 For the first time in the history of Indian cinema, director
Siddharth Anand in ‘Anjaana Anjaani’ will shoot New York, including the
completely forbidden Rockefeller Center’s Christmas tree, during
Christmas time.
Elaborate plans have been made and producer Sajid Nadiadwala has got
all the necessary permission to shoot in the areas of New York where
cameras are not allowed during the festive season.
Informs Anand; “Shooting a movie 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 will also be shooting the
Christmas tree at Rockefeller Centre, which is the tallest Christmas
tree in the world. The tree there is 70 feet tall. That’s equivalent to
a three story building.”
Any kind of film shooting around the Rockefeller Christmas tree is strictly forbidden.
Apparently, producer Nadiadwala got his friend Sylvester Stallone
(who worked in Nadiadwala’s ‘Kambakkht 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.”
This Christmas, director Siddharth Anand is hoping for snow in New
York. Without it, the whole meticulously planned concept of the lead
pair Ranbir and Priyanka bringing in Christmas in New York would fall
flat.
Says Siddharth, “Yeah we’re praying for a white Christmas in New York.”
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 woolens. We’ll show Ranbir and Priyanka cruising the brightly
lit-up streets of New York during Christmas. You’ll see them shopping
on camera. And that would be real Christmas shopping.”
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