Dilli 6 - last leg of filming

New Delhi, June 14: For once the usually humdrum life of Chandni Chowk had a starry air about it! The rickshaw pullers, the vegetable vendors and the traders in the Hauz Qazi Chowk were left star struck as the cast and crew of Rakeysh Om Prakash Mehra's "much-in-the-news" 'Dilli 6' descended at the busy by lanes of the area last evening for the last leg of the shooting of the movie, touted to be an autobiographical account of the Director's childhood memories of life led in the by lanes of Chandni Chowk. Mehra was born in Delhi and the film has references to his life in the city.

The 'muhurut' shot for the film, canned opposite the Chawri Bazar Metro station, saw no less a person than Delhi Mayor Arti Mehra break the coconut.

Despite the presence of Mayor Arti Mehra during the Muhurat shot, all eyes (and media cameras) were on the female lead Sonam Kapoor and the director Rakeysh Mehra.

Speaking on the occasion, the female lead of the film Sonam Kapoor, daughter of veteran actor Anil Kapoor who had a impressive debut last year in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Saawariya', said she played a typical Punjabi girl in the film.

''I am a typical 'Punjabi kudi' and am thus enjoying the experience of working in the film,''is all she had to say.

Anticipating the presence of the main lead Abhishek Bachchan and Sonam, a huge crowd of onlookers crowded the scene, making things difficult for the film's crew.

Delhi Mayor Arti Mehra said she was happy that a film was being shot in Chandni chowk.

''I feel films on socially relevant issues should be made,''she said.

Though 'Dilli6' charts Mehra's experiences as a youngster who spent his early days in Chandni Chowk, a major part of the shooting for the film had to be done in Jaipur as the filmmaker felt that the shooting of the film with the entire cast, including Bollywood heartthrob Abhishek Bachchan and newcomer Sonam Kapoor, could not be held in Chandni Chowk given the fact that the area is bustling with activities for a major part of the day.

Mehra chose Jaipur over Delhi and even recreated Chandni Chowk in Jaipur. However, he has decided to shoot the last leg of the film here.

The film's lead pair Abhishek Bachchan and Sonam Kapoor will participate in the shooting schedule of the film in Delhi.

--- UNI