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Saif Ali Khan and Vidya Balan reunite for film now shooting in Mumbai
Ritesh Batra’s Long Years Ago has begun filming in Mumbai with Saif Ali Khan, Vidya Balan and French actor Mélanie Laurent.
The comedy-drama is set in 1991.
It follows a family that has avoided important conversations for years.
The family is finally forced to find the words, according to the film’s description.
Khan and Balan are reuniting after starring together in Parineeta, while Balan is working with Batra for the first time.
Laurent and Batra first met at the Marrakech Film Festival about 15 years ago and had hoped to work together in Mumbai.
More details and a release date have not been announced.
Saif Ali Khan, Vidya Balan and Mélanie Laurent are starring in Ritesh Batra’s film Long Years Ago, which is now filming in Mumbai.
The comedy-drama is set in 1991 and centres on a family forced to address things its members have avoided saying.
The film reunites Khan and Balan, who previously appeared together in Parineeta.
Jio Studios and Good Chaos are producing the project, with Jyoti Deshpande producing for Jio Studios.
The film’s release date has not been announced.
- Who
- Saif Ali Khan, Vidya Balan and Mélanie Laurent star in the film. Ritesh Batra is the filmmaker.
- What
- Long Years Ago is a family comedy-drama about a family forced to find words for things it has avoided saying.
- When
- The story is set in 1991. Filming is underway; the sources report this on October 26 and 27, 2026.
- Where
- Filming is underway in Mumbai, India.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Mélanie Laurent says she met Ritesh Batra at the Marrakech Film Festival and they discussed working together in Mumbai.
Deadline reported that filming of Long Years Ago was underway in Mumbai.
Bollywood Hungama and Times of India reported that the film had begun production in Mumbai.
- Film
- Long Years Ago
- Filmmaker
- Ritesh Batra
- Setting
- 1991
- Filming location
- Mumbai
- Cast
- Saif Ali Khan, Vidya Balan and Mélanie Laurent
- Producers
- Jio Studios and Good Chaos
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What people are saying
I am tremendously honored to be working with Saif, Vidya and Melanie, and to see these great actors bring characters that are so close to my heart to life.
Ritesh has an extraordinary gift for telling deeply personal stories that resonate across cultures.
What makes this even more special is that I get to reunite with Saif after Parineeta, my very first film!
I met Ritesh fifteen years ago at the Marrakech Film Festival, and we shared this dream to meet in Mumbai one day.