Christopher Nolan kicks off 'Tenet's' Mumbai schedule with Robert Pattinson, Dimple Kapadia and John David Washington

A news agency was the first to report (September 14) that Hollywood filmmaker Christopher Nolan arrived in Mumbai on Friday to shoot for his next directorial, 'Tenet', which is set in the world of international espionage. Soon after, pictures of his lead actors—John David Washington and 'Twilight' star Robert Pattinson—arriving in the Maximum City started doing the rounds.
After three days of prep, the auteur started shooting at around 4 am on Monday at a popular cafe in Colaba with Robert dressed in a crumpled linen suit and dark sunglasses.The team would later move on to a spot near an art-deco theatre in the area. At 9 am, they landed up at a nearby club to film another sequence featuring a restaurant. “A lot of the scenes were shot on the streets. Nolan is shooting on 65 mm Imax cameras and even filmed near the Gateway of India. The makeshift hotel created outside a SoBo five-star will also be used in a day or two. Three luxury SUVs were parked in the vicinity for the actors to use for commute,” added a source present at the location.
Later in the day, Dimple Kapadia, who plays a 60-plus lady with a crucial role in the narrative, joined the cast, after which they hopped on to a ferry for another sequence. “She was joined by John, while Robert wasn’t a part of that sequence. Some Indian junior artists dressed in traditional Rajasthani attire also accompanied the team. They returned around 6.30 pm,” added the source.
Nolan is aiming to wrap up the film’s Mumbai schedule, which was preceded by several others, including one in Estonia, by the end of this week. “The team will shoot an important sequence, in which one of the actors is expected to jump from a skyrise, in the coming days. From Wednesday, they will be shooting mostly at night with a lot of the portions set inside a room that has been rented for the film,” the source informed.
'Tenet' also features Michael Caine, Kenneth Branagh, Elizabeth Debicki, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Clemence Poesy.