It’s lights, camera, action time at CSMT

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

Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus 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 Chitrangada 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 COVID 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, Darbaar, Rang de Basanti, Baaghi, Khaki, Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, among others, over the years."

Rs 1.73
Revenue in crore CR earned in the year 2013-14