India, Jan. 1 -- The year 2026 is set to witness a host of big projects that have been shot in Uttar Pradesh, with Varanasi, Lucknow, Prayagraj, and Agra-Mathura-Varanasi emerging as the prime shoot destinations. The series of projects shot in the year 2025 are readying up to hit the screen this year. We take a look at the projects that film lovers expect to see with Uttar Pradesh in the backdrop. Lucknow-based line-producer Aroon Singh Dicky is currently helming shoots for two OTT series in Lucknow and nearby areas. "Starting with Dharmendra sir's last film Ikkis on January 1, to films like Anil Kapoor's Subedar and Pankaj Tripathi-starrer Parivarik ManuRanjan, we did many shoots that will hit the screen this year. Interestingly, people are exploring new locations than the regular ones in Lucknow and Varanasi," says Aroon. Varanasi-based Rati Shankar Tripathi shot the feature film Mirzapur in Varanasi and nearby areas. "Earlier, too, we had shot OTT series seasons in Varanasi-Mirzapur and Lucknow. This partial shoot was held in the original locations before the team shifted to Rajasthan." He adds that SS Rajamouli's Varanasi, which is being shot in Hyderabad, may also be shot in the city as well. The Mahakumbh saw the Abhishek Banerjee and Shahana Goswami starrer-film Mahasangam being shot in Prayagraj. "Director Bharat Bala sir shot the film during the peak Mahakumbh in guerrilla shoot mode. Muddasar Aziz's film Pati Patni Aur Woh Do with Ayushmann Khurrana and Sara Ali Khan was also shot in Prayagraj and other cities in UP," says line-producers Niraj Tripathi and Rishabh Yadav. Line producer Gyan Prakash Pandey informs that he has shot for a Russian Jingsong film in Varanasi this year. Shooting of a film starring Annu Kapoor and recently Umar Qaid with actors Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Huma Qureshi was recently wrapped in Lucknow informs line-producer Gyanendra Singh....