Guerrilla tactics for shoot

Producer-director Nikkhil Advani, who earlier directed D-Day and produced Airlift, has now worn the director’s hat after six years for the film Batla House, starring John Abraham. The film is inspired by the incidents amidst the encounter that took place in Delhi’s Batla House in 2008. The film was majorly shot in Mumbai, Delhi and Lucknow. The team shot at actual locations in Lucknow to keep it authentic for the audiences. 

As the local residents were unaware about the details of the shoot, the filmmaker used guerrilla style to capture the reactions of the on-lookers to the encounter taking place, which added a different feel to the story. Shares Nikkhil, “A big part of what really transpired on that fateful day in Batla House was the reactions of the neighbourhood and the residents of that particular building. So, it was extremely important for me to get real and authentic reactions from residents, neighbours and even the students. As a result, we told no one what was going to happen.”