Katrina Kaif, Aditya Roy Kapur-starrer 'Fitoor' faces further delay

With flood-ravaged Jammu and Kashmir still recovering, the first schedule of Katrina Kaif and Aditya Roy Kapur-starrer Fitoor will be pushed forward again.

The Great Expectations adaptation, due to begin this month in the Himalayan state, was originally set to roll in August. It is believed that director Abhishek 'Gattu' Kapoor hadn't completed his recce for locations by then. So, shooting was pushed to September. Now, says an insider, "The first schedule has been pushed further by a month."

The source further adds, "Even if they decide to begin by October, the impact of the massive tragedy in J&K makes it seem improbable. There has been loss of life, the infrastructure is in shambles and hotels are not in the position to provide accommodations to house a big crew. Things will take time to get back to normal".

However, an official spokesperson for UTV maintains, "Fitoor is currently in pre-production stage. So, the location is yet to be finalised," but admits, "The first schedule, which features Aditya, Katrina and Rekha, starts October-end."

Doing his bit
Gattu has been very concerned about the situation in Jammu and Kashmir and is keeping track of developments. And like Hrithik, Roshan, Abhishek Bachchan and Varun Dhawan, he too has made a Ketto page raising funds for the flood-affected people of J&K.

About Fitoor
Charles Dickens' Great Expectations is the film's inspiration. The original story is about a young orphan named Pip who inherits a fortune in due course, but has trouble winning the love of his life because of her guardian, Miss Havisham who brings her up to take revenge on men. In Fitoor, Aditya Roy Kapur plays a Kashmiri painter named Noor in the film (inspired by the character Pip), Rekha plays Begum (Miss Havisham) and Katrina Kaif plays the heartbreaker, Firdaus (Estella).