New Delhi, Apr 2 (UNI) Filmmaker Vipul Amrutlal Shah is shooting his upcoming film 'Namastey England' at an unexplored Dargah in Punjab.

The virgin location is the latest destination where the filmmaker is calling shots in Punjab.

‘Namastey England’ is being shot at a Dargah located in the historical village in Sarai Amanat Khan, in Amritsar, Punjab.

While Vipul has shot films like ‘London Dreams’ and ‘Namastey London’ in Punjab, however this is the first time that the filmmaker is shooting in Amritsar.

From Amritsar, the team will head to Ludhiana and Patiala for their next schedule.

‘Namastey England’ will be shot at more than 75 locations spread across these three cities and will also be filmed in Dhaka, Paris, Brussels and London.

A source close to the film said, "We have shot for the film in between the Mela at Sarai Amanat Khan Dargah. The mela takes place once in a year. The significance of the gathering is that visitors travel all the way from Kolkata to meet their relatives who stay in Pakistan and vice versa. Vipul Sir was keen to capture the essence of this yearly coming together of people."

‘Namastey England’ traces the journey of two young individuals from Punjab to England.

Returning to direction after 8 years, the celebrated filmmaker has returned to the second installment of the Blockbuster Namastey London (2007), the director has on board Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra in lead roles.

The film brings back Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra back together after their debut film 'Ishaqzaade'.

Produced and directed by Vipul Amrutlal Shah, the film is presented by Pen Movies and Reliance Entertainment in association with Blockbuster Movie Entertainers.

'Namastey England' is scheduled to hit the theatres on December 7.

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