Entertainment: ‘Blade Runner 2049’ was a tough shoot says, Harrison Ford

Hollywood star Harrison Ford said that filming Blade Runner 2049 was an uphill task for him.

The 75-year-old veteran actor said the long hours on the sets of the sequel to the 1982 cult movie made the whole process of film-making quite problematic.

“Going home in the morning as the sun rose. Fifty nights of rain on the back lot of Warner Bros Studios. It was tough, it was a tough shoot. The hours were long. You know, the lighting was complicated and difficult, there was a lot of waiting. There were a lot of complicated, physical issues with the film that... Problems had to be overcome on the day, or on the night,” said Ford.

The actor, who played Rick Deckard in the first Blade Runner, said he did not have any apprehensions about playing the role again.

“No, I didn't. I mean, I certainly have apprehensions about every film that I do. Every film is different and each have a degree of difficulty. And you hope for the best, that relationships will work, that the people you're working with will find value in what you're doing and you'll be able to help them achieve their ambitions,” he said.

Actor Ryan Gosling plays a new Blade Runner called Officer K in the film, who tracks down Deckard after his disappearance 30 years ago.

Will rebuild RK Studio with state-of-the-art technology: Rishi

Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor has said that he will rebuild the RK Studio after it was gutted down in a fire recently.

Rishi took to Twitter where he posted a photo of the now dilapidated premises of the studio, which was founded in 1948 by celebrated actor-filmmaker Raj Kapoor in Chembur suburbs.

A level 2 fire had broken out on the sets of the show Super Dancer, which spread from the electrical wing of the RK Studio and gutted the ground floor.

No casualties were reported and there were no crew members present on the set at the time.

Now Bhai 2 in the making

Director Deepak Shivdasani said he has started working on the second installment of the 1997 Suniel Shetty starrer Bhai. The action film featured Suniel Shetty, Pooja Batra, Sonali Bendre and Ashish Vidyarthi in lead roles.

The film turned out to be a surprise hit of the year.

“I am working on Bhai 2 and it is different from Bhai. I am too excited about it. The script is not starting where we ended 'Bhai'. The subject excited me, it has potential to take it ahead. The calling is there for the second part,” said Deepak.

“There are two young characters in Bhai 2... It is about two friends. It is about true essence of friendship. It is something which people have not seen in long time,” he added.

Deepak said he wants to start the film as soon as possible and is focusing on finishing the script.

Talking about the cast, Deepak said, “I have a role for Suniel in the film but I am yet to discuss it with him as I am still working on the story. We need young actors for Bhai 2. In today's time it is difficult to get two heroes for a film. I have few actors in mind for the film but I can't take names.”

He is awaiting the release of Julie 2 featuring actress Raai Laxmi in the lead.

The film distributed by Pahlaj Nilahani is slated to release on October 6.

The movie is a Sony Pictures Entertainment India release, which is set to hits the theatres on October 6.

With inputs from PTI