It was earlier confirmed that Sidharth Malhotra and Manoj Bajpayee will team up for a film 'Aiyaary' helmed by Neeraj Pandey. Now the shooting of the film has started and the duo has been shooting in Kashmir. As the film is a intense crime drama based on true incidents Manoj Bajpayee will play Sidharth Malhotra's mentor in the film.

A source was quoted saying as, "Given the kind of films Neeraj and Friday Filmworks always make, people everywhere have faith that he will not misrepresent the locals or the state as a whole. The authorities were extremely supportive given the sensitivity of the story and the shooting locations and it was a wonderful experience for everybody involved."

The film will be shot in Gulmarg and Pahalgam, as well as at border posts which will be referred to as undisclosed locations in the movie. Other portions of the film will be canned in Mumbai, London and Oman.