Director Madhur Bhandarkar always dreamt of visiting Jammu and Kashmir and, when he finally did, he was inspired to "bring laughter" to the Valley and shoot a comedy in its picturesque locales -- unlike the umpteen number of films on militancy and terror that Bollywood has churned out.

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"I had never been to Kashmir in my entire life. It was a childhood dream to visit the Valley. I spent a large part of my growing-up years praying I'd get a chance to visit Kashmir. Then I decided I'll wait for my child to be born, so we can experience Kashmir together...Now I feel I've got one of my oldest dreams fulfilled," says Bhandarkar, who went to Gulmarg with his wife and daughter for a holiday.

"It's so calm, peaceful and nourishing ... no sign of stress and violence," Bhandarkar said.