Saif Ali Khan and Vidya Balan star alongside Mélanie Laurent in Ritesh Batra’s upcoming film Long Years Ago, with filming underway in Mumbai. All three outlets report the cast additions and that production has begun, linking the project to Batra’s established work.
The coverage also aligns on core premise details: Times of India says the film is set in 1991 and centres on a family that faces long-avoided conversations during pivotal moments. Deadline similarly frames the project as a comedy-drama and names additional production contributors connected to Batra’s company, while India Today focuses more simply on the actors’ involvement and the start of filming.
Across outlets, the main differences are in which background details are highlighted—cast announcement specifics versus setting and storyline emphasis versus production-company and project framing. Despite these framing variations, the basic facts about the cast, director, and filming start are consistent.
