“I cut myself off from Mumbai to write peacefully here,” says Ali Abbas Zafar who is spending lockdown at his dream home in Dehradun

Bollywood celebrities are spending lockdown at different destinations, while few are stuck in Mumbau, others have managed to travel out of the city. ‘Bharat’ director Ali Abbas Zafar is staying at his dream home in Dehradun, penning scripts amidst nature, he told Mumbai Mirror, “I have got some much-needed sleep, fresh air and lots of time to write."

Spilling the beans on his dream house that was his gift to his parents Ali added, "My parents, like me, were raised in Dehradun and this town is close to our hearts. I bought a plot of land here after Sultan and constructed this house through the making of Tiger Zinda Hai, Bharat and a show that I wrapped up recently. Mom and dad are very happy. It is a good change for us to be in the middle of the mountains and so close to nature." The filmmaker has apparently designed the house from scratch and this house has become his writing pad, “I have written all my films either in Dehradun or Mussoorie. I cut myself off from Mumbai to write peacefully here. So, yes, this will be my writing pad.”

The house also has a sound mixing studio here, enabling the filmmaker to edit a movie too. Tucked away in Dehradun, Ali has been busy writing scripts and planning interesting content for fans.