The team commenced shooting for the film in Thailand earlier in August and is the remake of 1995 film of the same name. | ( Photo | Varun Dhawan Twitter ) 
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PM Modi's initiative to ban single-use plastic reaches sets of  'Coolie No. 1'

The announcement of banning single-use plastic was made by Prime Minister's radio address 'Mann Ki Baat' and also in during his Independence Day speech in August.

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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's initiative of banning single-use plastics has reached the sets of Varun Dhawan starrer 'Coolie No. 1'.

The crew collectively posed for a still flaunting their alike steel sippers. The picture-perfect capture features Varun taking the centre space with his co-star Sara Ali Khan while his father David Dhawan stood beside him.

Sharing the image on his Twitter handle, the 'Student of the Year' debutant hailed the initiative taken by the Prime Minister and wrote, "Being a plastic-free nation is the need of the hour and great initiative taken by our prime minister and we can all do this by making small changes."

He even added, "The sets of #CoolieNo1 will now only use steel bottles."

ALSO READ: Explainer: What is single-use plastic and why does PM Modi want it banned in India?

The team commenced shooting for the film in Thailand earlier in August. 'Coolie No. 1' is the remake of 1995 film of the same name. It starred Govinda and Karisma Kapoor in the lead.

The announcement of banning single-use plastic was made by Prime Minister's radio address 'Mann Ki Baat' and also in during his Independence Day speech in August.

And not the initiative earned him praises, a host of celebrities congratulated the Prime Minister. From Aamir Khan to Karan Johar, Ayushmann Khurrana to Bhumi Pednekar, people from the film fraternity shared their happiness on the micro-blogging site. 

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