After shooting a three-week schedule of Bhakshak in Lucknow, Bhumi Pednekar has returned to Mumbai right in time for the release of Badhaai Do. The actor, however, has little time for a breather. Come Tuesday, she will dive again into the world of the investigative crime thriller that is backed by Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment. A source reveals that director Pulkit, who had helmed Rajkummar Rao’s Bose: Dead/ Alive (2017), has lined up an extensive stint in Mumbai.

Pednekar plays a journalist in Bhakshak, which is reportedly based on the 2018 Muzaffarpur shelter home case. The source reveals, “The shoot will take place at real locations across Mumbai. The production team has zeroed in on several pockets in the western suburbs, where filming will be conducted over the next 21 days at least. A large number of extras have been summoned.”

In May 2018, reports about repeated sexual abuse of minor girls at a shelter home in Muzaffarpur had emerged after Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) carried out an audit of shelter homes across Bihar. Following the exposé, the girls were rescued, while the main accused Brajesh Thakur was sentenced to life imprisonment.