FILMING AT CARLTON TOWERS - DASTAAR
Lights, Camera, Action!
Carlton Towers saw some brilliant action scenes this month, serving as the location for ‘Dastaar’.
Translating as ‘Turban’, Dastaar stars Tarsem Jassar, a huge acting and music star in the Punjab region of India. The film is set in the 1980s, telling a gritty action story of courage, faith and overcoming adversity.
Dastaar is the first Punjabi-language film to be produced in East Yorkshire and features a 100-strong cast and crew.
Lead by Andrew Fenton, Northern Films is acting as a core production partner, tasked with securing locations, sourcing 1980s vehicles and arranging extras. Northern Films’ base in Priory Park in Hull has also been used as a production hub.
Jo Little, Business Development Manager at Carlton Towers, said: “It has been a fantastic experience to be able to bring a film project like this to the North instead of everything happening in London. It’s got to be good for the local economy and we have really enjoyed being part of it.”
Dastaar will be released on the 17th of July 2026 by White Hill Studios
Read more on The Hull Story article: ‘Amazing footage and great for the economy’: On set with the Hull firm working on Punjabi film ‘Dastaar’
Images above, credit: The Hull Story
Images above, credit: Carlton Towers
