The veteran actress is working on a project based on Premchand’s popular short story ‘Idgah’
Veteran actress Shabana Azmi is shooting in the north Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir after 32 years.
Azmi, 65, is working on a project based on the legendary Hindi writer Premchand’s short story Idgah.
The Neerja actress took to Twitter to share the experience of coming back to Kashmir.
“Time was when we shot in Kashmir every year. Now going to be shooting there for the first time after 1984. Happy times place teeming with tourists,” Azmi wrote.
The cast and crew are filming in a village near Gulmarg and the actress also shared a picture of the location.
The movie is directed by Piyush Panjuani.
Idgah is one of Premchand’s most popular short stories. It revolves around a little boy Hamid who lives with his grandmother Amina and takes place on Eid.