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Sanjay Dutt, who has once again turned producer for the Hindi remake of ‘Prasthaanam’, has begun shooting for the film.

What’s special is that he choose his his mother, Nargis Dutt’s birth anniversary to commence the shoot of the film.

Sanju baba took to social media to share the news about beginning the new journey. He shared pictures from the set writing, “The first day, first shot of @prasthaanamthefilm. Even now I feel excited about such new beginnings. All the best, team.”

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Sanjay’s wife Maanayata Dutt, who is the managing director of Sanjay Dutt Productions, too shared a picture on social media writing, “And the journey begins…..!!! Congratulations team #prasthaanam #mahuratday #firstshot #momsbday #sdp #love #grace #positivity #mumbai #beautifullife #thankyougod”

‘Prasthaanam’ also stars Manisha Koirala, Ali Fazal, Satyajeet Dubey and Amyra Dastur.

The film will bring Manisha and Sanjay back on screen together after almost 10 years.

The two of them have worked together in films like ‘Khauff’, ‘Baaghi’, ‘Kartoos’, ‘Sanam’ and more.

Reportedly, Manisha will be seen as Sanjay’s wife in the film. (Also Read: ‘Sanju’: Sanjay Dutt and Ranbir Kapoor to come together for a special song)

She also took to social media to post the news about beginning the shoot. “Today #nargisdutt Ji’s 89th birthday anniversary starting a film @maanayata dutt and @duttsanjay as producer #sdp #prasthaanam,” she wrote.

Interestingly, Manisha is playing the role of Nargis Dutt in Sanjay Dutt’s biopic, ‘Sanju’ which stars Ranbir Kapoor in the lead.

‘Prasthaanam’ is a remake of the Telugu film with the same title and is being directed by Deva Katta, who also directed the original.The film will be extensively shot in Lucknow.