Adhyayan Suman and Karishma Kotak's film denied permission to shoot in Lucknow

Director Anand Raut, who has been shooting for his film Lucknowi Ishq in the city in July, was in for a rude shock on Thursday.
The director, who was all set to shoot a romantic song between Adhyayan Suman and Karishma Kotak, was denied permission to shoot at The Residency at the last moment, he claims.
Anand then decided to can the song at one of the Ambedkar Parks in Gomti Nagar. But he was denied entry there.“We had already written a letter to the SDM seeking permission to shoot at these locations a few days back. Humne toh `45,000 deposit bhi kara diye thay to shoot at The Residency. While we were told that the person who will give permission to shoot there is out of town for two days, we were simply denied permissionto shoot at Ambedkar Park. The babus at LDA didn’t give us any specific reason for not letting us shoot there. Humara per day ka nuksaan around `15-20 lakh ka hua hai, as we had dancers and choreographers coming all the way from Mumbai to Lucknow to shoot for the song,” rues Anand.
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While most filmmakers wax eloguent about the cooperation they received from local authorities while shooting in the city, Anand experience has been to the contrary. “To shoot in Lucknow has been the most challenging task. While the government invites us to shoot in Lucknow, the middlemen make sure ki shooting aaram se na ho sake. It is frustrating. Who would want to come here when people at different levels cite different rules for shooting?”
Finally, the song was shot in Gomti Nagar on Thursday, on the road opposite the 1090 Power Line office, at 7 pm, without Karishma. “She didn’t want to shoot in so much of confusion. While one moment we would ask her to get ready for the shot, the other moment we would ask her to wait. Thursday poora din yeh hi sab hota raha. I swear I won’t come back to shoot in Lucknow again,” says Anand.
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