Hrithik Roshan, Anil Kapoor, Deepika Padukone allot over 120 hours to shoot climax of Siddharth Anand’s Fighter – Times of India

Director Siddharth Anand who debuted with making romantic films like Salaam Namaste, Ta Ra Rum Pum and Anjaana Anjaani seems to have found his mojo with action films like Bang Bang, War and Pathaan. And for his upcoming film, Fighter with Hrithik Roshan, Anil Kapoor and Deepika Padukone he seems to be taking the storytelling efforts to the next level.

Fighter is planned as a big screen spectacle, it is touted to be the first arial action franchise in India. The film began shooting last year at the Assam Airbase. The climax of Fighter is going to be one of the biggest highlights of the film and Siddharth wants to give the audience more than the worth of their ticket money. To achieve that Siddharth and his action team have planned a larger-than-life extravaganza and they will be shooting for more than 120 hours to bring the plan to life. According to reports, the climax will last for about 25 minutes.

The film is currently being shot in Mumbai and should complete principal photography in the next 2 months. Then will start the VFX process, the film involves some heavy-duty special effects and the makers have hired the Oscar-winning team at DNEG to look after VFX. The movie is slated for a Republic Day release next year.