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mathematician Anand Kumar. In the film bankrolled by Sajid Nadiadwala, Madhu Mantena and Shibasish Sarkar, Hrithik shall slip under the skin of Bihar-based mathematician Anand Kumar. who rose to fame as the founder of the ‘Super 30’ program that grooms IIT aspirants. The actor kick-started the project in Mumbai on January 22 on the auspicious day of Saraswati Puja and Basant Panchami. He had posted on the social media, “On the auspicious day of Saraswati Puja and Basant Panchami, I am beginning my journey of Super 30 where I am playing a teacher for the first time. May the Goddess of learning bless this effort.” Also read: Super 30 gets pushed to January 25, 2019; Hrithik vs Tiger release date now in question
Duggu is all set to commence shooting in Varanasi on Tuesday. After wrapping up the Varanasi schedule, Hrithik will jet off to Bhopal while the last leg will be shot in Bihar's capital in May. However, Patna and other cities will be recreated in Mumbai for a major portion of the film will be shot on the set, reports Mumbai Mirror.
The first look from the film was shared by the makers today and Hrithik sports a bearded, rugged look to bring Anand Kumar's character on the 70 mm. Check it out
If a source quoted by Mirror is to be believed, director Vikas Bahl has already started working with set designers to recreate the three cities in Mumbai. Anand Kumar himself has had meetings with the team to ensure small details of all the places are included in the story, the source further informed.
Meanwhile, Hrithik has already met the mathematician and in an earlier interview with DNA, Roshan had said, "I had a very nice meeting with him. He’s a fantastic person. Apart from the movie, I have engaged in a lot of other conversations with him about his life. It’s an extremely inspirational journey.” Also read: Hrithik Roshan, Tiger Shroff and Vani Kapoor starrer gets a release date
The Krrish actor had also mentioned to Dna that he loved solving maths problems as a kid. "I was pretty good at Mathematics as a kid. Unlike others, I used to love solving Maths problems.” He further added how his kids have inherited the same quality. “I don’t need to sit and teach Maths to my kids (Hrehaan and Hridhaan) because they are also very good at it.”
Hrithik shall return to Mumbai after wrapping up a 10-day schedule at important outdoor locations in Varanasi.
The maths wizard Anand Kumar had himself taken to social media handle to announce his confidence in the project, "Time keeps moving. It never stops. It doesn't tire. It keeps changing from one extreme to another, difficult to joy, but maintains its march taking everything in its stride. It can never be made captive or controlled, as it has its own pace. It goes on and on, changing direction as it wills. Just imagine, how eight years elapsed since famous script writer Sanjeev Dutta first drew the sketch of the script for the film on my life. This is how time flies, at times without giving any inkling of its pace. Just a year from now on November 23, 2018, the film will be released. I have full faith on my team. The way the entire team is engrossed in the project, working day in and day out, I am confident time will always remember this film."
On the other hand, the Anand Kumar biopic might delay Hrithik Roshan's yet untitled project with YRF alongside Tiger Shroff. The film is now expected to go on floors in August since the superstar plans to take an annual vacation with his sons Hrehaan and Hridhaan in June-July after finishing the shoot of Super 30 in May.