Here is why Shraddha Kapoor can not carry her phone or watch on ‘Haseena’ sets

Shraddha Kapoor is busy shooting for ‘Haseena,’ based on the life of Dawood Ibrahim’s sister Haseena Parkar. And the makers of the movie are pretty strict when it comes to making the film look as authentic as possible.

Neither Shraddha nor any of the other actors (including the junior artistes) are allowed to carry their phones or even watches to the sets. They are instructed to leave it in their cars or their make-up vans. (Also Read: Shraddha Kapoor nails it in the first poster of ‘Haseena’)

Says a source from the sets, “Shraddha is currently shooting as the 45-year-old Haseena Parkar on the sets, but before that, they had shot for the ’70s era. A huge set has been constructed at Essel Studios to maintain the authenticity of that time. The whole film is predominantly set in Mumbai of the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s. Old photos of the Nagpada area have been used as reference to build the sets. The makers are so keen to capture the whole look and feel of the time that they had bought 300 fake watches for the junior artistes and Shraddha and her brother Siddhant, so they didn’t look out-of-turn. Also, while shooting the earlier scenes, it was noticed that some phones would stick out from trousers or shirts, spoiling the take. Hence, this decision was taken by the production team.”

Directed by Apoorva Lakhia, the movie releases on the 14th of July, 2017.