Given that Ektaa R Kapoor’s ‘Shootout’ series is all set to go international, actor Harshvardhan Rane will feature in the next installment. For the very first time, the third movie, ‘Shootout in Dubai’, will be filmed in countries across the seven seas. It will centre action outside of Mumbai and will centre on Rane in a slick, fictional crime story set on a global scale.
For the franchise which used to be of real life in Mumbai’s underworld, is a big step forward. The filmmakers want to make the visuals sharper and the canvas bigger, but they want to keep the aggression that made the first movie so popular.
As per Reports, the choice to move the third installment abroad eventually took place after years of internal debate. Sources reveal that early talks looked at Delhi as the next location, but the team decided on Dubai after giving a thought to the magnitude of its size and cinematic appeal. The movie is a sequel to ‘Shootout at Lokhandwala’ from 2007 and ‘Shootout at Wadala’ from 2013, both of which were about the growth of gangsters in Mumbai.
This new entry won’t go back to any real events. Instead, it presents a story that isn’t real but meant to feel modern and big. As per the source, the franchise the official step out of Mumbai and going international shows a distinct transformation in direction.
The only actor confirmed to featurein the project right now is Harshvardhan Rane. His casting puts him in a strong position to lead the franchise’s makeover and make it the face of its international jump.
It’s learnt that the script has been locked following long development. The movie has been in the works since 2021, and the script has been rewritten six times. Source reveals that Ektaa R Kapoor and
co-creator Sanjay Gupta wouldn’t move on until the storyline was as intense as the earlier flicks.
Source further adds there was no pressure to rush this. The makers were very clear that unless the script carried the same aggression and attitude as Lokhandwala and Wadala, they wouldn’t greenlight it. Each draft was about the tone. It seems they finally have something they can bet on and will lock it by March.
The film’s identity is heavily influenced by its Dubai locale. This one is designed to feel swankier. Dubai allows for scale, be it glass facade buildings, highways, night action, a more international visual grammar. It’s still a Shootout film, but with a fresh skin.
News Edit KV Raman
