Actors Akash and Megha and (above) Sambit and Nutan during the shoot of No. 1 Khiladi and Chauka Chhaka. Telegraph pictures

Bhubaneswar, March 6: The mercury is steadily rising in the city and thus the cine stars here are literally sweating it out to get the right shot. The shoots of several Odia films are on in full swing in and around the city.

A couple of sequences of the Amlan Das starrer Target were shot at Ekamra Haat yesterday. Amlan, son of veteran actor Mihir Das, debuts with this film and starring opposite him is Bengali actress Jhilik. S.K. Murlidharan is directing the film.

Akash Dasnayak and Megha Ghosh starrer No. 1 Khiladi that is one of the much-awaited romantic dramas of the year with plenty of action and comedy has been shot at various parts of the city such as Khandagiri, Ekamra Haat, Rajmahal Square and Mancheswar.

Certain sequences will be shot at Manali and Chandragiri. The cast and crew of Sapanara Nayika have been shooting at various locations of Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Puri. Rajpradeep is directing the film that stars Deepak and Pinky as the lead pair.

The fans are also realising their dreams, as they queue up to see their favourite cine stars in flesh and blood. “I had read about Amlan. My friends and I were hanging out here when we saw a tall and well-built actor delivering the dialogues. It was fun to get a chance to watch a live shooting. We will have to wait a while to see if Amlan can bring any welcome change in the Odia film industry,” said Anamika Jena, who was spending her Tuesday afternoon strolling at Ekamra Haat.

While many preferred shooting in various locations of the city, others went looking for more apt sites outside the state. The cast and crew of Odia film Chauka Chhaka recently flew to Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad, to shoot some of their scenes in its picturesque locations.

The film shot not only the song sequences in the dream environs of the film city, but also the dramatic scenes there.

Sambit Acharya with debutant Nutan Mohanty and the hilarious Pappu Pom Pom are in the star cast. The film promises to have an emotionally engaging story revolving around two socially deprived youngsters, who are involved in criminal activities.

Prakash Parida, production designer of Chauka Chhaka said: “We did a major part of our shoot in Odisha. Ramoji Film City offered us a wide range of options in terms of locations and production design and thus we decided to shoot some of the scenes here.”