FITOOR first film in Kashmir after floods

Bollywood upcoming flick `Fitoor` is an adaptation of Charles Dickens book `Great Expectations`. The film stars Rekha, Katrina Kaif and Aditya Roy Kapur and is the first film to be shot in Kashmir after the 2014 devastating floods. `Fitoor` is a love saga directed by Abhishek Kapoor who made `Kai Po Che` that did fairly well. The romantic film is about a love triangle involving a Kashmiri boy Noor (Aditya Roy), his lady love Firdous (Katrina Kaif) and the Begum (Rekha). `Fitoor` shooting started in the famous Nishat Garden on the banks of the Dal Lake in summer capital Srinagar as Katrina arrived at the sets wearing a burqa in typical Kashmiri style in the morning. The movie is running behind schedule, as it was scheduled to hit the floor last year, sources in the film unit said. The film unit is in the Valley for the last three days and working overtime to complete the shooting schedule. Bollywood and Kashmir have had an intimate and mutually beneficial relationship for decades since 1960s. This was interrupted due to the separatist violence in the Valley that started in early 1990s. As the situation improved over the years, Bollywood has again returned to its choice locations in Kashmir.