Bollywood Movie to Start Shooting in Lake View

Residents in Lake View might soon catch a glimpse of some Bollywood stars as Dhoom 3: Back in Action moves from filming in downtown Chicago to the North Side.

• See new photos from the movie shoot here.

Production company Big Rock, LLC posted pink flyers to apartment buildings near Diversey Parkway and Sheridan Road Friday notifying residents the movie Victor’s Venom would be filming Oct. 11-12. However, as Loop North News reports, both “Big Rock” and “Victor’s Venom” are fake names, a trick reminiscent of when Chicago film crews referred to The Dark Knight as Rory’s First Kiss.

Dhoom 3 is the third installment of the popular Bollywood cop series starring Indian actor Amair Kahn as an acrobatic thief able to escape a hero cop and his sidekick, according to Huffington Post Chicago. The villain is played by Aamir Khan, while the officers are played by Abhishek Bachchan and Uday Chopra.

Consequently, residents aren’t allowed to park on the following Lake View streets during filming on Wednesday and Thursday:

• North side of W. Diversey Parkway from Cambridge Avenue to Pine Grove Avenue.
• East side of Cambridge Avenue from the south alley to W. Diversey Parkway
• West side of Pine Grove Avenue from the south alley to W. Diversey Parkway
• South side of W. Diversey Parkway from Sheridan Road to Lake Shore Drive West.

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Production crews are also closing the alleys between W. Diversey Parkway, W. Surf Street, Pine Grove Avenue and Cambridge Avenue. Officials on the movie set “will assure pedestrian access to your buildings and loading areas.”

This comes after the Bollywood stars filmed scenes at various locations downtown earlier in the summer.

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