Rohit Shetty to shoot Golmaal 5 in Mumbai Film City instead of Goa, building of sets to wrap up by February

Golmaal 5 will soon begin production

• Golmaal 5 will be shot mainly in Film City, Mumbai, not Goa or Hyderabad
• The film will be a fantasy-comedy with a female villain
• Ajay Devgn and original cast members will reunite for Golmaal 5

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Fans have been eagerly awaiting Rohit Shetty’s Golmaal 5, after the makers teased the film in the Son of Sardaar 2 end credits. However, the filmmaker is making an exception this time around, even though he usually shoots parts of his movies in Goa or Hyderabad.

According to Bollywood Hungama, a source said, “Rohit Shetty usually likes to shoot a chunk of his films in Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad, or Goa. But with Golmaal 5, he’ll make an exception and shoot in Film City, Mumbai. Multiple sets of the café, police station, palatial residence, etc. are being put up.”

The insider added, “All these sets would be ready by the beginning of next month. With the shoot largely centred in Film City, Mumbai, it’ll be convenient for the actors to stay at home and report to the set whenever required.”

“The makers wanted an even bigger set and suggested filling up the lake inside Film City. However, the Film City authorities turned down the request, as such a move could harm the region ecologically,” the source continued.

The source further said, “Moreover, the lake has several crocodiles, and hence, it was not just impractical but impossible to fill up the lake, that too for a film shoot. Rohit Shetty and his core team understood this point and agreed to construct the set near the lake in the Film City complex.”

The fifth instalment of the fan-favourite Golmaal franchise will be a fantasy-comedy and feature a female villain.

Directed by Rohit Shetty, the comedy ensemble franchise was started in 2006, titled Golmaal: Fun Unlimited. Two years later, a sequel was made, Golmaal Returns, followed by Golmaal 3 in 2010 and Golmaal Again in 2017.

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Fronted by Ajay Devgn, the series revolves around a group of mischievous, aimless friends, Gopal (Devgn), Madhav (Arshad Warsi), Laxman (Shreyas Talpade, Sharman Joshi, and Kunal Khemmu) and Lucky (Tusshar Kapoor), who get into absurd, chaotic situations.

Ajay, Arshad, Shreyas, Kunal and Tusshar are set to reunite with Sharman, who featured in the first part of Golmaal, for the upcoming film.