Phantom (2015 film)

Phantom
Directed by Kabir Khan
Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala
Written by Kabir Khan
Mohd.Salik
Starring Saif Ali Khan
Katrina Kaif
Music by Pritam Chakraborty
Cinematography Aseem Mishra
Edited by Aarif Sheikh
Production
company
Distributed by UTV Motion Pictures
Release dates

Scheduled for

  • 28 August 2015
Country India
Language Hindi

Phantom is an upcoming Indian counter-terrorism drama film directed by Kabir Khan, and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. It stars Saif Ali Khan and Katrina Kaif in lead roles. The film is about the post-26/11 attacks in Mumbai and global terrorism. The film was originally announced as having an April release, but was rescheduled for August 2015.[1]

Cast

Production

Saif Ali Khan and Katrina Kaif were cast in leading roles, as secret agents.[2] Saif Ali Khan has reportedly learnt Kurdish for his role.[3]

Filming began on October 2013 in Beirut, Lebanon. Due to the country's recent political turmoil, security was provided to the crew.[4] A few days into shooting, an accident occurred on the set where two local artists were injured after being hit by a car.[5] Other international locations such as Turkey are included on the filming plan.[3] The shooting was also done in Gulmarg in Jammu and Kashmir state (India) in January 2014.[6][7] Shooting of film is also done in Malerkotla.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "Phantom To Release On 28 August 2015". Box Office India. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Saif-Katrina starrer titled Daniyal Khan?". Bollywood Hungama. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Saif Ali Khan to learn Kurdish for Kabir Khan's new film". Mid-Day. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  4. ↑ Pitale, Sonali J. (19 October 2013). "Kabir Khan's next starring Saif, Katrina to be shot in war-torn Lebanon". Mid-Day. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "Accident on sets of Kabir Khan's next". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  6. ↑ Saif goes from Beirut to Gulmarg
  7. ↑ "Outlook Photogallery". Photogallery.outlookindia.com. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
  8. ↑ Wednesday, Apr 09, 2014 (2014-03-17). "Spotted: Saif and Katrina shooting in Punjab". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
  9. ↑ "Here's why Katrina Kaif is working on her Arabic for Phantom". daily.bhaskar.com. 2014-02-10. Retrieved 2014-04-09.

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