A CHURCH in Worcester is set to feature in a Bollywood production after filming its final scenes in the city.
St George's Catholic Church, in Sansome Place, was the filming location for the final scenes of Drugs and Dreams.
The film will tell the story of two Asian gangsters who supply drugs and the British police force's use of intelligence to try and capture them and break up the gangs.
Canon Brian McGinley, parish priest of Our Lady Queen of Peace and St George's parishes in Worcester, said it was "quite the surprise" to be asked about using the church as a filming location.
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He said: "I think the original plan was to use Worcester Cathedral but due to the graduation ceremonies it was not possible.
"I was contacted by Cllr Allah Ditta who asked if the crew would be able to use the church which I said would be absolutely fine.
"It was quite the surprise but really amazing to see."
Well, this was a first! A Bollywood film crew asked to film in the church. We even taught the lead actress how to make he sign of the cross. pic.twitter.com/F9qDlu4sWr
— Canon Brian McGinley (@DeanofWorcs) November 2, 2022
Father McGinley helped the lead actress learn how to make the sign of the cross and joked about offering to feature in the production.
He said:" I offered to do a walk on but I don't think they needed any more extras.
"We have a lot of Indian Catholics in our congregation and I work closely with an Indian assistant priest, who were all very excited to see the filming.
"Bollywood is huge so it's so brilliant to have the church be a part of the film.
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Cllr Allah Ditta said: "I am delighted that I was able to help bring Bollywood to Worcester and am so grateful that Father McGinley was able to help the team.
"The crew have been filing in a variety of locations in Worcester and the greater county which is incredible really.
"The crew have had such a good experience that they are set to return next year to film another production."
The film is directed by Navraj Raja and written by Dapinder Sandhu, the movie stars actors such as Siddhant Issar, Vikas Verma, Yuvleen Kaur and Atul Sharma.
Filming started on Friday, October 7, and is due to finish tomorrow (Saturday, November 5).
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