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Craig Williams

Bell Bottom movie: Huge scene involving 'plane hijacking' being filmed at Prestwick Airport

The cameras continue to roll in and around Glasgow for the Bollywood blockbuster Bell Bottom - the much anticipated 80's set thriller starring Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar.

And after actors where spotted filming at the Barras in the east end the other day, additional filming has been taking place both inside the terminal at Prestwick Airport and on the tarmac.

Aviation fans have descended on the airport around 30 miles from Glasgow, given the strange appearance of a vintage Indian Airlines aircraft - a company that ceased operation back in 2011.

The Airbus plane is actually part of a British charter airline's fleet, and has been given an Indian livery for the movie as part of what has been described as a huge scene involving a plane hijacking.

We reported last week how the airport confirmed that filming involving 'replica weapons' was set to commence at the airport, and photos from the shoot confirm that the major shoot is under way.

Photos from the airport show actors dressed as police officers next to vintage police cars and soldiers in combat gear holding replica pistols and what look like AK-47s - with one manning a huge machine gun mounted on top of a desert jeep in a cordoned off area of the tarmac.

Film crews have also been spotted shooting scenes for the high-end espionage flick from a raised position outside the main terminal and above the plane itself.

Also starring Vaani Kappor, Huma Qureshi and Lara Dutta, Bell Bottom is set to release on April 2, 2021.

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