Did you know that 16 tonnes of tomatoes were flown in for the Tomatina festival of ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’? | Hindi movie news
The current cause for concern is the soaring price of tomatoes, which has sparked meme fests and funny reels on the internet, reminiscent of the Tomatina festival in ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’. The Zoya Akhtar movie starred Hrithik Roshan, Katrina Kaif, Kalki Koechlin, Farhan Akhtar and Abhay Deol. The Tomatina festival depicted in the film for the song ‘Ek Junoon’ remains one of the major highlights of the film.
The film was completed on July 15th, 12 years later, when the producers announced that they had flown in 16 tons of tomatoes from Portugal. During the release of the film, producer Ritesh Sidhwani had said that in order to make the festival look authentic, they: Sixteen tons of tomatoes had to be sourced from Portugal because Spanish tomatoes were not ripe.
The cost of tomatoes and airlifting them alone was reportedly around Rs 1 billion. At the time of its release, Zoya also revealed that the Tomatina Festival was filmed at the same location as the actual event. Therefore, they had to close down the town of Bunyolu for that reason. The residents of Bunol are very hospitable, and last year he celebrated Tomatina twice. Once in Spain and he once in India.
The director further added that this festival is close to our Holi and the world turns red on that day. They had fun filming, but not everything was rosy. In Zoya’s words, it was “a logistical nightmare” for the producers.
In the last 12 years, ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’ has turned out to be a cult. Movies, moments, and conversations became part of popular culture.
The film was completed on July 15th, 12 years later, when the producers announced that they had flown in 16 tons of tomatoes from Portugal. During the release of the film, producer Ritesh Sidhwani had said that in order to make the festival look authentic, they: Sixteen tons of tomatoes had to be sourced from Portugal because Spanish tomatoes were not ripe.
The cost of tomatoes and airlifting them alone was reportedly around Rs 1 billion. At the time of its release, Zoya also revealed that the Tomatina Festival was filmed at the same location as the actual event. Therefore, they had to close down the town of Bunyolu for that reason. The residents of Bunol are very hospitable, and last year he celebrated Tomatina twice. Once in Spain and he once in India.
The director further added that this festival is close to our Holi and the world turns red on that day. They had fun filming, but not everything was rosy. In Zoya’s words, it was “a logistical nightmare” for the producers.
In the last 12 years, ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’ has turned out to be a cult. Movies, moments, and conversations became part of popular culture.
