Exclusive | Anupam Kher shoots in Delhi for Khosla Ka Ghosla 2; braving Delhi challenges, colds and traffic included

He points out that he grew up in Kashmir and Shimla, so Delhi winters are not much of a challenge for him. Besides, Indian soldiers is where he draws inspiration from.

“Maine isse zyada khatarnak sardiyo mein shooting ki hai,” Anupam tell us. The actor, who has been shooting in Faridabad as well adds, “I am from Shimla and Kashmir, so I have seen more intense cold. Yes, there was an element of surprise initially because you don’t expect Delhi to be so cold,” says Anupam, from the sets in Faridabad where the shooting is underway.

He adds, “I see a soldier on Siachen top and I feel we are living a much privileged life.”

The 70-year-old actor shares that actors have the luxury of sitting near heaters and have a team to quickly cover them in warm blankets after a shot and, “You can’t stop work just because it is cold!”

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Besides braving the cold, the other very Delhi thing that the cast is doing is braving the traffic. “Our hotel is in Gurugram, close to Delhi, and every location is at least one-and-a-half-hour away. Sometimes the shooting is in Sohna, sometimes in Faridabad. What is keeping us together is the humour between the actors and also between the characters,” he says.

As for the sequel of 2006 film, Anupam highlights that the film will represent Delhiites and Delhi like never before. We ask him to elaborate, and he says, “Delhi and Delhi people have never been represented in a film like how we are going to portray them. There are no usual locations of Lodhi Garden or Chandni Chowk. It is about the true spirit of the middle class people of Delhi and their lives. It will be extremely relatable.”

Without revealing much about the film, he hints, “Even the scam in the film is very contemporary and Delhi-like.”