Certain stories deserve a wider audience. Saif Ali Khan believes the 2017 Tamil film, Vikram Vedha, is one of them. The actor is currently in Lucknow, neck-deep in the shoot of its Hindi adaptation. After Hrithik Roshan — who slips into the role of the gangster, essayed by Vijay Sethupathi in the original — completed the first schedule of the thriller in the UAE last month, it was time for Khan to step into R Madhavan’s shoes as an honest cop. Over the past few weeks, director duo Pushkar-Gayathri have shot portions near Gomti Nagar and old Lucknow with him.

Hrithik Roshan with director duo Pushkar-Gayathri