On
one
side,
Bell
Bottom
has
taken
social
media
by
storm
while
on
the
other
side,
the
film
didn't
get
permission
to
be
released
in
theatres
of
Maharashtra.
It's
indeed
a
sad
news
for
the
team
of
Bell
Bottom.
When
director
Ranjit
M
Tewari
was
asked
about
the
same,
he
told
a
leading
daily
that
he
is
feeling
disappointed,
but
at
the
same
time
he
also
understands
the
need
of
the
government
to
keep
theatres
shut
for
some
time.
He
told
ETimes,
"I'm
disappointed;
we
would
have
loved
the
theatres
to
have
opened
in
Maharashtra.
But,
at
the
same
time,
I
understand
the
need
of
the
government
to
keep
them
shut
for
some
time;
they
know
the
situation
better
than
all
of
us,
because
they're
monitoring
it
from
the
top.
You
have
to
respect
their
decision
too.
But,
from
my
end,
of
course,
it's
disappointing.
I
would
have
loved
for
people
of
Maharashtra
to
see
the
film
too
and
I
hope
theatres
here
open
soon
so
that
they
can
also
view
the
film."
In
the
same
interview,
Tewari
also
recalled
how
the
film
was
shot
entirely
during
the
pandemic
in
a
bio-bubble
in
Scotland,
and
how
he
prepped
his
team
virtually
before
the
shoot.
Ranjit
said
that
Vashu
and
Jackky
Bhagnani
took
the
effort
to
bring
the
entire
team
together
and
fly
them
down.
However,
for
him,
the
challenge
was
to
create
the
film
during
the
pandemic,
when
people
were
not
supposed
to
meet
or
go
out
of
our
their
houses.
"Even
the
prep
for
Bell
Bottom
was
something
new
because
we
could
not
meet.
We
have
done
the
entire
casting
and
prep
over
video
calls.
Look
and
costume
trials
took
place
when
we
flew
down
to
Scotland.
All
these
things
were
really
scary
and
challenging.
I
think
it
was
a
great
initiative
from
the
entire
team
to
make
the
film," asserted
Ranjit.