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Filming




Filming started on 25 September 2010 and is scheduled to be complete by November.^[24] A few days prior to shooting, both Katrina Kaif and Ali Zafar were at the Tere Bin Laden party in Mumbai and Kaif thought she'd go introduce herself to Zafar as they would be working together shortly after. Kaif was left embarrassed however after Zafar failed to recognize her and greeted her with a puzzled look. Kaif later shrugged off the incident, reasoning that Zafar had only been around the industry for a short while and that she, despite having been around a lot longer still didn't know everyone.^[25] In a later interview, Zafar claimed that he had in fact recognized Kaif, but simply didn't have the awed reaction she and other people might have expected.^[26] The film started shooting in Delhi^[24] and Pataudi,^[27] before moving on to Chandigarh,^[28] Agra,^[20] Dehradun,^[29] Mussoorie,^[24] Haridwar,^[3] Dhanaulti,^[29] Punjab^[24] and Himachal Pradesh^[24] for a total of 45 days of filming in northern India and finally finishing the film in Mumbai.^[30] Juggling between this film and the final shots of Tees Maar Khan and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara,^[31] Kaif joined the shoot on September 27, just after having had her hair done in for the film by trendy hair stylist Said Asif in Mumbai.^[15] Her hair in the film has been described as "poker straight, waist length with short fringes".




The first scene shot was a song and dance sequence set during a wedding in which Kaif wore a lehenga.^[5] A bloody incident happened very early in the shoot, on September 29, while the crew was filming at Pataudi Palace. The scene being shot, comic in nature, involved Imran Khan pulling Katrina Kaif towards him while pointing a gun towards other cast members. However, Khan miscalculated the move and instead sent the gun barrel crashing into Kaif's nose, causing it to bleed profusely. The injury was all the more painful for Kaif as Khan hit her in exactly the same spot that Ranbir Kapoor had during a similar incident on the set of Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani a year before. Kaif later commented "Yes, I got hit in the same place as I did during Ajab. I am pretty bruised but the staff feels it's good luck for the film. But it was a funny scene so I think it was worth it"^[34] and "Please don't make it seem as if Imran was careless or something. These things happen.We were shooting one of the really madcap scenes where the actors' limbs acquire a life of their own. Imran's hand landed on my face"^[31] while joking "Yeah, I got whacked twice in the same spot. I think I need to get my nose fixed".^[31] Another incident of sorts was reported by the media in early October^[35] and involves an emotional scene where Kaif's character slaps Khan's. Kaif would have been content to slap Khan once, however he insisted on sixteen takes so that the director would have a variety of slaps to choose from. Kaif later joked that the slap would be "the most authentic screen-slap audiences will ever see". Kaif was involved in another accident a few weeks later while filming in Nabha.^[36] Her hair got caught in a fan, and it was thanks to co-star Ali Zafar's quick action that the incident didn't turn more serious. Zafar and a spot boy named Raju did however sustain minor injuries and bruises however.


The film's title, Mere Brother Ki Dulhan, was revealed on October 2 along with a couple of promo pictures.^[2] While filming in the Doon Valley, the cast & crew stayed at the Jaypee Residency Manor Hotel [1] in Mussoorie.^[29] Imran Khan and Katrina Kaif are said to have gotten along well during the shoot with Kaif declaring to the media "He's really fun to gel with. Luckily, he's engaged, so we can chat and enjoy one another's company without people's imagination going on a rampage!"^[31] and "Imran is very simple and straight forward person.



He's absolutely focussed on his work and I like people for whom everything except their work is secondary."^[11] while Khan praised her acting and declared "I have always enjoyed working with people who are out to prove a point. That way, we all end up giving our best".^[11] Ali Zafar also reported his good experiences on set early on during filming, noting that his co-stars were "fun to work with"^[37] and that Imran Khan was very friendly while Katrina Kaif was nice and professional.^[26] Zafar actually started teaching Kaif how to play the guitar while working on the film. He stated that the actress was a quick learner and that she'd promised him that if the film made over 600 million rupees at the box office she would do a music video with him.