Over four films were shot at the different locations at CSMT this financial year

Mumbai: This financial year, the Central Railway has earned more than Rs 2. 48 crore — highest ever — by offering various premises and rail coaches for film shooting.

“Around 10 films were shot, including, six feature films, two web series, one short film, and an advertisement across different CR locations,” said chief PRO Shivaji Sutar.

Out of the total amount earned, the highest revenue of Rs 1.27 crore was made from the feature film, 2 Brides, shot at Yeola, Kanhegaon stations with shooting special Train for 18 days. Another feature film shot at Adarki Railway Station for nine days fetched Rs. 65.95 lakh.

Other locations used for shooting include, old Wadi Bunder yard, Adarki railway station near Satara, Yeola, Kanhegaon stations between Manmad and Ahmednagar, Dadar, Mulund RPF ground and Matheran Railway station.

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Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) seems to be the most preferred shooting location for filmmakers with four films being shot at the location this financial year. One of them includes the OTT film ‘Modern Love – Cutting Chai’, starring Arshad Warsi and Chitrangda Singh. 

The other film shooting locations that are popular are old Wadi Bunder yard, Adarki railway station near Satara, Yeola, Kanhegaon stations between Manmad and Ahmednagar, Dadar, Mulund RPF ground and the Matheran railway station.

 

Around 10 films were shot, including six feature films, two web series, one short film and an advertisement, at different Central Railway locations by various filmmakers and production houses.

The other popular station locations are Apta, Panvel, Lonavala, Khandala, Wathar, Satara and railway yards like Turbhe. 

Central Railway earned the highest revenue of Rs 1.27 crore from the feature film ‘2 Brides’ which was shot at Yeola and Kanhegaon stations for 18 days. 

Another feature film shot at Adarki railway station with the use of a special train for nine days fetched Rs 65.95 lakh. Despite Coronavirus restrictions in the initial six months of this financial year, Central Railway with its seamless process, attracted production houses to use its locations for film shooting and generated this record revenue.

The revenue earned of Rs 2.48 crore this financial year is the highest ever from film shooting by Central Railway, surpassing the previous highest revenue generated in the year 2013-14 of Rs 1.73 crore. Even after the stringent norms in place during the last financial year i.e 2020-21, the revenue earned was Rs 41.16 lakh.

Anil Kumar Lahoti, General Manager said, “The popular locations like CSMT, the old Wadi Bunder yard, Wathar (near Satara) and the Apta station (in Panvel area) and the initiatives to grant permission to the production houses without any hassles, has enabled Central Railway to earn record revenue from film shoots.”

Shivaji Sutar, Chief Public Relations Officer said “The Central Railway has enabled the shooting of many box office hit films like Slumdog Millionaire, Kaminey, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, Ra.One, Raavan, Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, Dilwale Dulaniya Le Jayenge, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Dabangg, Darbar, Rang De Basanti, Baaghi, Khakee, Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, among others, over the years.”

Developer John Carney hit the right notes as he explored love in all its shades with Modern Love, the popular romantic comedy anthology adapted from The New York Times’ weekly column. Now, Amazon Prime Video is ready to tell newer love stories, only this time, the streets and coffee shops of New York will be replaced by the gullies and beating heart of India.

mid-day has learnt that the OTT giant has been working on the Indian adaptation of Modern Love over the past two years. The content team, headed by Aparna Purohit, has roped in noteworthy directors — Vishal Bhardwaj, Hansal Mehta, Alankrita Shrivastava, Anjali Menon, Shonali Bose and Dhruv Sehgal — to bring the stories to life. So far, actors Pratik Gandhi, Fatima Sana Shaikh and Wamiqa Gabbi have shot for their segments.

A source reveals, “The anthology series, over its two seasons, has explored love in all its complicated and beautiful forms. The Indian adaptation will be in a similar vein, telling everyday stories about relationships, tugging at your heartstrings with their honesty and simplicity. The stories have been developed by the six directors with their team of writers, and then vetted by Amazon’s writers’ room. Much like the original format, each of the actors will be fronting a segment in the anthology. Pratik and Wamiqa are known faces in OTT entertainment, thanks to their strong performances in Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story and Grahan. Similarly, Fatima is no stranger to anthologies, having been part of Ajeeb Daastaans [2021].” 

The series was shot in different parts of Mumbai in late 2021. The source adds, “The filmmakers began shooting their segments in November. The show will move into post-production by next month as the platform hopes to release it sometime later in the year.”

(From left) Gabbi, Gandhi and Shaikh  are among the actors on board