Filming in India was thrilling: Christopher Nolan

Chennai

Ace filmmaker Christopher Nolan said that he is happy about his filmTenet’s release in India on Friday. The film features John DavidWashington in the lead alongside Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki,Dimple Kapadia, Kenneth Branagh, Aaron Taylor Johnson, Michael Caine,and Clemence Poesy. Nolan, who along with his cinematographer Hoyte vanHoytema had shot a part of the movie in Mumbai, said he had an amazingtime in the country.

"We shot the film on large-format IMAX film in some of the most spectacular places in the world, including Mumbai where we were able to shoot what I consider to be some of the most exciting scenes in the film, some of which were with the great Dimple Kapadia. We had an amazing time shooting in India," he added.

The film's crew had come down for a five-day shoot in Mumbai last September. Filming took place in areas like Breach Candy Hospital, Cafe Mondegar, Colaba Causeway, Colaba Market, Gateway of India, Grant Road, Royal Bombay Yacht Club, and the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel.

"It means so much to me that Tenet is on the big screen. I hope you enjoy it," Nolan concluded.

The Warner Bros film is slated to be released in Indian theatres on December 4 in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.