Turkish Airlines comes to the rescue of Dhruva Natchathiram team
Director Gautham Menon who visited Turkey last year fell in love with Istanbul- the city, its people and the energy so much so that he decided right then to set a major portion of his pet project ‘Dhruva Natchathiram‘ there.
A year later, Gautham Menon kept his word and has come to Istanbul with his crew to shoot. While traveling through Georgia to Turkey, the crew with equipments faced a small hiccup due to a document oversight they weren’t aware of and Gautham took to social media and asked for help.
(1)My film crew,stuck at Turkey border.On the road.More than 24 hours now.Officials not letting us in with equipment inspite of legit papers
— Gauthamvasudevmenon (@menongautham) September 9, 2017
(2)crew traveling from Georgia to Istanbul by road. Carrying camera and costumes.Stuck now!At the border.Unable to meet officials demands.
— Gauthamvasudevmenon (@menongautham) September 9, 2017
(3)Turkey,We are looking forward to film in your beautiful country.If anybody that matters is reading this, please HELP. Worried for my crew
— Gauthamvasudevmenon (@menongautham) September 9, 2017
“The situation is resolved. Turkish Airlines (the country’s national carrier) stepped in and immediately agreed to fly the crew in. The Indian agent Flamingo Travels and the Georgian company got together to sort this out with the help of Turkish authorities. Now the team is all set to reach Istanbul shortly. A sequence of the film is expected to be shot here- with the entire cast in tow,” read an official statement from the team.
My crew is coming in.It's all sorted now.Solid support from the locals here.Thanking everyone for the calls&retweets&support!TURKEY it is!
— Gauthamvasudevmenon (@menongautham) September 10, 2017
