Have NOC to do film on 'Batla House' encounter: Nikkhil Advani
Director Nikkhil Advani says he has acquired all the necessary permissions for his film on the Batla House encounter that will go on floors in September.
The encounter occurred in September 2008 against Indian Mujahideen terrorists in the Batla House, a locality in Jamia Nagar in Delhi.
As per reports, two suspected terrorists were gunned down and two other suspects were arrested, while one accused escaped that day.
Encounter specialist and Delhi Police officer Mohan Chand Sharma, who led the police action, was shot dead during the incident.
"We have touched upon real life incidents earlier with films like 'Lucknow Central' and 'Airlift'. We have been doing research on the subject of 'Batla House' for four years, we have NOC from everybody. It is based on the life of a police officer who was involved in the 'Batla House' operation," Advani said.
"As a production house, we make sure that we do a thorough research so the director has all the things ready. We will start the shoot from September-October," he added.
In the film, Saif Ali Khan will portray the role of a police officer Sharma.
Besides this film, Advani and Khan have also teamed up for "Baazaar", that revolves around Indian stock market.
"We are very excited about 'Baazaar'. It will release in May this year and after that 'Batla House' will happen and a couple of other films," he adds.
