Shooting Locations
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‘More Madras than Chennai’: What draws Tamil filmmakers to the north of the city
The locality is front and centre in Vetri Maaran’s recent release ‘Vada Chennai’, starring Dhanush.
Sruthi Ganapathy Raman
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‘Sacred Games’ will be true to the book, but expect a more charged Sartaj Singh
The Netflix adaptation of the Vikram Chandra novel will be streaming from July 6.
Sruthi Ganapathy Raman
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Like the characters in ‘3 Storeys’, the chawl in which it was shot has secrets too
Mayanagar, where the stories in Arjun Mukerjee’s debut movie are set, is aptly named.
Nandini Ramnath
Trending
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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Thriller: A serial killer is on the loose, murdering India’s famous nuclear scientists one by one
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The Man, the Machine: Merab Dvalishvili in Mumbai
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How a Colombian city’s ‘green corridors’ turned the clock back on global warming
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Why are so many young Indians trading in cryptocurrency, especially in tier-two cities?
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At Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad, everything is about show business (and not just for filmmakers)
Spread over 1,666 acres, the complex is both a shooting location as well as a tourist haunt.
Archana Nathan
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Location scouting: Mumbai’s prettiest college is also one of the most film-friendly
Sophia College for Women on Peddar Road has been starring in films since the 1970s.
Sruthi Ganapathy Raman
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Mumbai street, luxury flat or prison: For filmmakers, anything is possible at Chennai’s Binny Mills
The defunct Buckingham and Carnatic mill plots in Chennai have transformed themselves into ideal locations for movie shootings.
Archana Nathan
Video
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Watch: Stunning Northern Lights spotted in unexpected places around the world
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Watch: Students in Pakistan enact moments from Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding event
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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Kochi has become a hot film destination – for both Mollywood and Bollywood
It isn’t just tourists who are flocking to the beautiful Kerala city: shooting crews love it too.
Anubha George
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Video: Tour the world with filmmaker Imtiaz Ali
The director allows his fans to globetrot from the comfort of their seats in every one of his films.
Scroll Staff
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Kolkata calling for Bollywood with ‘Kahaani’, ‘Piku’, and now ‘Te3n’
The West Bengal capital has eased shooting permissions, resulting in more visitors from outside the state.
Chandrima Pal
The Reel
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‘Murder in Mahim’ review: A crime as unjust as wrongful death
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‘Srikanth’ review: An inspiring tale of remarkable achievement
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‘The Boy and the Heron’ review: An animation legend rolls out enchantment and emotional resonance
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Watch: Politics, ambition and crime in Vasantha Balan’s ‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’
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The enduring influence of the fantasy film ‘Pathala Bhairavi’ on Telugu cinema
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Lucknow’s leading location scout on what brings Bollywood to the city: ‘It’s very shooting friendly’
The capital of Uttar Pradesh is easy with permissions and big on subsidies.
Uzair Hasan Rizvi
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The remote Irish monastery where medieval Christianity meets fictional Jedi spiritualism
A windswept rock at what was the edge of the Medieval world is a fitting place for a Jedi hermit.
Terry O'Hagan, The Conversation