MUMBAI: Shooting Hollywood films in India has reached a peak with Hurt Locker director Kathryn Bigelow deciding to shoot her film, based on terror mastermind Osama bin Laden’s capture, in Chandigarh.

According to the director, the reason for choosing India as the key location to shoot the film instead of Pakistan where the actual series of events took place, was primarily because the Pakistani authorities shot down her request to shoot there. Now Bigelow has zeroed in on locations that similarised that of Pakistan.

It is said that the crew, having landed a few days ago, will start shooting in and around Chandigarh from 24 February. The cast will be joining the crew shortly.

The film stars Jessica Chastain (nominated for Oscars in the ‘Best Supporting Actress’ category for The Help), Chris Pratt (of Moneyball fame) and Joel Edgerton.