According to the plan, the crew will film in Ha Long Bay and Tuan Chau from January 12-14, 2026. The crew consists of 94 members, including Bollywood star - actress Sadia Khateeb and director Omung Kumar Bhandula.
It is known that in addition to Ha Long Bay, to make this action - romantic Silaa film, the film crew also filmed at some other locations in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hai Phong, Da Nang, Cao Bang, Quang Ninh, Ninh Binh, Quang Tri.
Ha Long Bay has been chosen by many international film crews as the setting to film scenes.
One of the most famous works recently filmed partly on Ha Long Bay is "Kong: Skull Island", a 2017 American science fiction monster film directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts.
Director Jordan Vogt-Roberts, US nationality, then served as Vietnamese tourism ambassador for a 3-year term (from March 2017 to March 2020).
Previously, another world-famous French film was also filmed in Ha Long Bay in 1991. That was the film "Indochine".
To film this famous movie, with superstar Catherine Deneuve - who was once dubbed the "handsome woman of France" - playing the main role, the French director set up a film studio in Ha Long Bay, with the main point being Vung Oan island. Vung Oan is now only a few minutes by boat from Bai Tho bridge, Ha Long 1 market.
The film crew filmed for 3 consecutive months here.
According to Mr. Nguyen Van Song (currently residing in Cao Xanh ward, Quang Ninh province) - one of the 5 members of a family who both translates French and directly helps the film crew, the film studio space includes both the ground on Vung Oan Island and under the sea. In which, the director has built some houses on Vung Oan Island and on the sea, connected by a bridge several tens of meters long.
In addition to the official actors, the director also mobilized public actors - who are fishermen and workers of an irrigation construction company. In addition, more than 100 fishing boats of fishermen are also regularly used for the backstage.
Every day, ships carrying the film crew from the old Bai Chay ferry to Vung Oan to film. French actors temporarily stay at hotels near Bai Chay, including actress Catherine Deneuve at Ha Long 1 hotel, room 208 - redesigned at her request.
In 1992, the movie "Dong Duong" was officially released and in 1993, "Dong Duong" won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, superstar Catherine Deneuve won the Cesar Award for Best Leading Actress, and was nominated for the Oscar for Best Leading Actress.
After the movie "Dong Duong" was released, international visitors, especially French visitors to Ha Long Bay, all visited Vung Oan. Many luxury guests wanted to stay in room 208 of Ha Long 1 hotel where superstar Catherine stayed.
