Weeks of rest later, work has come calling Shraddha Kapoor again. The actor, who is bringing Tamasha artiste Vithabai Bhau Mang Narayangaonkar’s story to the screen with Eetha, resumed filming for the biopic on January 4. Before this, director Laxman Utekar had called for a five-week break since the leading lady suffered a toe fracture in November 2025 (Intermission just as the show starts, Nov 22).

Sources told mid-day that the unit has now been shooting at Marve Beach near Malad, where the production design team has created a set of a village.

“Among the few sets that were built on the site in November, one reflected the interior of a house, and another, a bustling village. Laxman kept the sets standing until Shraddha healed. Now, they have resumed the shoot of a dance number that sees Shraddha’s character performing on a stage in the middle of a mela. Over 800 background artistes, who will be seen as people milling about at the mela, report to the set every day. Vaibhavi Merchant is choreographing the fast-paced number,” revealed a source.

Playing out between 1940 and 1990, Eetha will spotlight the Pandharpur-born artiste’s unusual rise in the world of Tamasha, her brush with fame, and her eventual financial distress. Currently, they are filming the portions that trace Narayangaonkar in her 40s — a part for which Kapoor has apparently put on weight.

We’ve heard that after this leg is wrapped in February, the actor will have a 10-day break. The source added, “Shraddha will use the time to shed weight. Soon after, she will shoot the portions that chronicle the protagonist in her 20s and early 30s. Originally the project was to be wrapped by February, but due to the fracture and the subsequent delay, the director is aiming to reach the finish line by April.”