# ‘The Lunchbox’ Director Ritesh Batra Sets Saif Ali Khan, Vidya Balan & Mélanie Laurent For ‘Long Years Ago’; Filming Begins In Mumbai

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-lunchbox-director-ritesh-batra-sets-saif-ali-khan-vidya-balan-melanie-laurent-for-long-years-ago-filming-begins-in-mumbai/
- Published: 2026-10-26T12:18:14+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T09:06:16+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/10/saif-ali-khan-vidya-balan-cast-in-long-years-ago-mumbai-1237172976/
- Topics: Americas, Celebrity, Entertainment, Film, TV, World

## Key points

- Ritesh Batra’s *Long Years Ago* is filming in Mumbai.
- Saif Ali Khan, Vidya Balan and Mélanie Laurent star.
- The 1991-set drama follows a family facing long-suppressed conversations.

## Summary

Ritesh Batra’s next film, *Long Years Ago*, has begun filming in Mumbai, with Saif Ali Khan, Vidya Balan and Mélanie Laurent leading the cast. The comedy-drama is set in 1991 and centres on a family that has avoided important conversations, and what happens when they must finally speak openly.

The film comes from Batra’s Poetic License, in partnership with Jio Studios and Good Chaos. Jyoti Deshpande is producing for Jio, while Mike Goodridge, Teresa Moneo and Siddharth Mehra are executive producers. Khan and Balan previously appeared together in *Parineeta*; Batra is known for *The Lunchbox*, which premiered at Cannes.

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