Post 'Half Girlfriend' shoot in UN, official hopes for more

With "Half Girlfriend" becoming the first Bollywood movie to be filmed at the United Nations headquarters here, a senior UN official expressed hope this will open "a floodgate of interest" from the Indian film industry for collaborations with the world body on future projects.

Mohit Suri-directed "Half Girlfriend", which stars Arjun Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor, is based on Chetan Bhagat's novel of the same name. It shows Arjun working as an intern at the United Nations.

"We are excited. This was the first Indian project. What I really hope that it is going to open a floodgate of interest from Bollywood to know not only that you can come onsite at the United Nations but that we can collaborate in many ways," Jeffrey Brez, Chief, NGO Relations, Advocacy & Special Events at the United Nations, told

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