Filmmakers are known to have had to clash with nature and sometimes with human fury during shoots

From inception to release, putting together a film often means a broad spectrum of experiences for its makers. Many a times the real stories of struggle remain outside public knowledge, especially when films are shot on actual locations. We bring you instances where filmmakers have had to bend backwards to carry on shooting despite dangerous and unaccommodating circumstances.


Kahaani: Like Vidya Balan's film Kahaani which has been shot extensively across the nooks and crannies of Kolkata. However for the crew, capturing real locations on film came with a price. The crew members were beaten up, stripped andu00a0 faced death threats by locals who were disturbed by a 'pregnant' Vidya Balan attracting attention on the roads of the city.

Confirms director Sujoy Ghosh who is still reeling from the experience, "The residents of Kolkata were unhappy with the chaos. Many a times, my assistants were assaulted for stopping crowds from entering the frame. I was stripped once right in the middle of the road. I had to run almost naked to save myself from the crowd."

Despite acquiring all required permissions, shoots were cancelled more than once, causing losses running into lakhs. Adds Ghosh, "We were shooting at the Kalighat police station and there were certain local artisans who were delivering idols that day. We had to quickly whisk Vidya away from the location. My production guys ended up getting into a scuffle with them."

Other gruelling shooting circumstances


Lootera (2012): Recently the cast and crew of Vikramaditya Motwane's Lootera was stranded in Dalhousie for days together after the entire set was damaged due to heavy snowstorm. They not just faced damages of over Rs 50 lakh but returned back without shooting the first schedule, which has delayed the film.