Shoojit
Sircar's
upcoming
film,
Gulabo
Sitabo,
starring
Amitabh
Bachchan
and
Ayushmann
Khurrana
in
the
lead,
dropped
its
trailer
a
few
days
back.
Set
in
Lucknow,
the
film
is
a
comical
and
endearing
story
about
a
tenant
and
his
landlord.
Shoojit
revealed
that
when
they
were
shooting
for
the
film
in
the
heart
of
Lucknow,
Amitabh
was
able
to
walk
around
the
streets
with
no
one
recognizing
him!
He
shared
that
the
aim
was
to
achieve
a
look
where
the
legendary
actor
was
not
recognizable.
IANS
quoted
Shoojit
as
saying,
"As
we
wanted
every
scene
to
be
absolutely
authentic
and
real,
there
were
many
shots
situated
in
the
absolute
heart
and
congested
streets
of
Hazratganj
and
Chowk,
it
is
quite
unbelievable
to
contemplate
shooting
scenes
there!
We
used
to
shoot
in
the
tiny
charming
alleys
and
gully
of
old
Lucknow.
We
would
get
ready,
and
try
to
finish
the
shoots
within
an
hour
or
so,
so
as
not
to
draw
too
many
crowds
in
the
small
lanes."
"Very
few
people
realized
what
was
happening
and
mostly
nobody
recognized
Mr
Bachchan,
which
was
our
aim.
I
did
not
want
him
to
look
like
Amitabh
Bachchan
in
the
film,
I
wanted
him
to
look
and
sound
like
Mirza,
and
that
was
what
we
achieved.
Yes,
after
our
shoots
wrapped,
he
would
often
stroll
around
in
the
bylanes,
chatting
with
the
local
people
and
experiencing
the
city,
with
nobody
recognizing
who
he
was," he
added.
Gulabo
Sitabo
was
earlier
scheduled
for
release
in
theatres
on
April
17,
2020.
However,
it
will
now
release
on
Amazon
Prime
Video
on
June
12,
2020.
The
film
has
been
written
by
Juhi
Chaturvedi,
and
produced
by
Ronnie
Lahiri
and
Sheel
Kumar.