During recent times, Lucknow has become a major hub for the members of the Bollywood fraternity, with shootings of big-budget movies and series like Jolly LLB 2, Bullet Raaja, Ishaqzaade, A Suitable Boy, Bala, amidst others, taking place in the city. So making its way to the list of Bollywood biggies which have been filmed in Lucknow, the shoot for Satyameva Jayate 2 had commenced in the city, back in October. Directed by Milap Zaveri, Satyameva Jayate 2 is yet again pulling in John Abraham to Lucknow from the Mumbai sets, for a climax sequence filming.
#SatyamevaJayate2 climax, ready to take off in Lucknow
Produced by T-Series and Emmay Entertainment, the film is a sequel to the 2018 hit, featuring John Abraham and Divya Khosla Kumar. Filmmaker Zaveri took to his Instagram account and shared pictures of himself, standing in front of a chopper. He wrote, “#SatyamevaJayate2, climax, ready to take off.” Even Divya Khosla Kumar, posted an Instagram story from the Mumbai airport, saying, “#SatyamevaJayate2. Off to Lucknow.” The action sequence to be shot in Lucknow, will have Abraham fighting corruption.
Knock Knock
Uttar Pradesh has an incentive-based policy when it comes to filming in the state and it is definitely a reason for filmmakers to pitch a tent here. Back in February 2018, the UP government introduced a major change in the state’s filming policies.
The shift happened when the government announced that any film being shot in UP using any “Indian Language” including Hindi, English and other regional languages, will receive a subsidy of ₹50 lakh. Further, according to the updated laws, any film shot in the state would also receive back the GST charged on the shooting and film distribution process. UP also has a ton of other subsidies and benefits which are aimed at attracting filmmakers and production houses.
Satyameva Jayate 2 will hit the halls on May 12, 2021 and reportedly, it will be bigger and better than the 2018 original.
