Ajay, Riteish and Vaani brave the Lucknow heat to shoot for the film | Hindi Movie News

Ajay Devgn, Riteish Deshmukh and Vaani Kapoor were spotted shooting at La Martiniere University on Sunday. A huge set depicting the headquarters of an NGO has been constructed at the university in preparation for the filming of the film, which is scheduled to take place over the next 10 days.
On Sunday, Devgn was seen shooting for a song sequence for the film, while Riteish and Vaani also shot a few scenes. The 12-hour schedule in the 40 degree heat of Lucknow didn’t seem to be too difficult for the actors.

Riteish Deshmukh shooting for a song on Sunday afternoon (BCCL/Vivek Kumar)

Students and teachers at the school could also be seen spying on the actors as they worked. The university’s production company introduced tight security for the filming and prevented strangers from entering the university premises.
The film, directed by Raj Kumar Gupta, is the second installment of Raid and was also shot in Lucknow, starring Ajay Devgn as an income tax officer. This time, Devgn will be returning to the big screen as Amey Patnaik, an IRS officer who solves a new tax evasion case in the film.

A huge set was built on the grounds of La Martinière University

The first film, Raid (2018), is based on a real-life raid carried out by Income Tax Department officials on a Kanpur-based businessman and politician in the 1980s. This raid has gone down in history as the longest raid in India. Lasts two nights and three days.

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The second film is also based on a real-life tax evasion case and stars Riteish Deshmukh as the antagonist and Devgn’s lover Vaani Kapoor.
— Aditya Yadav