Emraan
Hashmi’s
Ground
Zero
is
all
set
to
make
history
by
becoming
the
first
film
to
have
its
red
carpet
premiere
in
Srinagar
in
38
years.
The
actor
feels
it’s
an
‘important
and
symbolic
moment’.
Emraan
visited
Srinagar
ahead
of
the
premiere.
“We
were
shooting
for
about
30
days
for
our
film
Ground
Zero.
I
feel
happy
to
come
back
to
Srinagar.
It
feels
very
nice.
The
weather
is
good
here,
it
is
better
than
Mumbai,”
Hashmi
said.
“It
is
a
very
important
and
symbolic
moment
for
the
people
here,
for
this
region.
The
people
here
are
very
good
and
talented
but
they
need
a
medium,
an
avenue
in
films
and
television
to
explore
their
creativity
in
any
stream,”
he
said.
Co-Producer
Arhan
Bagati,
Producer
Ritesh
Sidhwani,
Sai
Tamhankar,
Emraan
Hashmi,
Producer
Farhan
Akhtar
and
Director
Tejas
Deoskar.
Directed
by
Tejas
Deoskar,
Ground
Zero
is
produced
by
Farhan
Akhtar
and
Ritesh
Sidhwani’s
Excel
Entertainment.
The
action
thriller
chronicles
the
story
of
BSF
officer
Narendra
Nath
Dhar
Dubey,
who
leads
an
operation
to
track
Ghazi
Baba,
the
mastermind
behind
the
2001
terrorist
attacks
on
Parliament
and
the
Akshardham
temple
in
Gujarat.
Sai
Tamhankar
plays
Emraan’s
wife
in
the
film.
A
special
screening
of
Ground
Zero
was
hosted
for
the
BSF
jawans
in
Srinagar.
The
film
releases
on
April
25.
All
Photographs:
Umar
Ganie
for
Rediff;
curated
by
Manisha
Kotian/Rediff
