Ritesh Batra's Long Years Ago Starts Filming in Mumbai
Saif Ali Khan, Vidya Balan and Mélanie Laurent lead the 1991-set comedy-drama, produced by Poetic License with Jio Studios and Good Chaos.
Filming has begun in Mumbai on Long Years Ago, Ritesh Batra's next film as writer-director, according to Deadline. Saif Ali Khan, Vidya Balan and Mélanie Laurent star.
The film is a comedy-drama set in 1991 about a family that has gone too long without saying what matters.
Long Years Ago comes from Adeel Ahmed and Ritesh Batra's outfit Poetic License, produced with Jio Studios and Good Chaos. Jyoti Deshpande produces for Jio, while Mike Goodridge and Teresa Moneo executive produce for Good Chaos. Siddharth Mehra also serves as an executive producer.
Batra made his name with The Lunchbox, which premiered at Cannes and became one of the highest-grossing releases of the year in India. He went on to direct Our Souls at Night with Robert Redford and Jane Fonda and the Sundance title Photograph, and most recently directed the first block of the upcoming Netflix series Unaccustomed Earth.
Poetic License's theater work began with The Lunchbox Musical, adapted from Batra's 2013 film, which played a sold-out run at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. Balan's first film was Parineeta, in which she starred opposite Saif Ali Khan.
Quick answers
Who stars in Long Years Ago?
Saif Ali Khan, Vidya Balan and Mélanie Laurent star in the film.
What is Long Years Ago about?
It is a comedy-drama set in 1991 about a family that has gone too long without saying what matters.
Who is producing Long Years Ago?
Poetic License, the outfit of Adeel Ahmed and Ritesh Batra, produces with Jio Studios and Good Chaos.