Different parts of the city give different characters to a film, from Rang De Basanti, Delhi 6 and Aisha, to, more recently, Vicky Donor, Raanjhanaa and Fukrey. In fact, the past one year has broken all records of film shoots in the capital.
According to Delhi Tourism spokesman Sudhir Sobti, "In the last one year, which is from the second half of 2012 to the first half of this year, about 26-27 movies have been shot in Delhi. This figure is more than double the number of shootings that happened in the previous years. It is, of course, increasing tourism in Delhi. We are also working towards a single-window permission for shootings, and Delhi Tourism's office will be the nodal office for it."
Line producers working in Delhi say that it was after Khosla Ka Ghosla (2006) that many directors wanted to explore the capital. Here's why filmmakers are increasingly preferring to shoot here.
Delhi is cheaper to shoot in, and permissions are easy to get
The first thing that line producers - who are responsible for the daily operations during a film shoot - point out is that shooting in Delhi is cheap. Javed Khan, line producer for the upcoming films Saat Uchchakey, the Rajat Kapoor-starrer Aankhon Dekhi and Paresh Rawal's Bade Miya, says, "In the last six months, I've done the shooting of at least 12 films. Ek toh yahan saari shooting sastey mein ho jaati hai, aur doosra yahan pe filmon ko le ke dikkat nahi aati. In Delhi, if you have to shoot on a road, you will need permission from the Delhi Traffic Police. That is the only permission you need. But in Mumbai, apart from the Traffic Police, you also have to take permission from the local groups. They charge a lot."
Adds Navmeet Singh, line producer for Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, "Here, the government is supportive. During the shooting of Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, we wanted to shoot inside a stadium. But there is a rule that no one can shoot or click pictures inside a stadium, because of security reasons. But the Delhi Government and Sports Authority of India (SAI) helped us, and we shot a few scenes inside Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium."
Market associations not a hurdle
Line producers also point out that Delhi's market associations allow film shoots to happen without any problems. Recently, Vishwaroopam 2 and Saat Uchchakey were shot at Chandni Chowk, and the market association there facilitated the crew's work. Javed says, "If you want to shoot inside a restaurant or in a marketplace, you'll easily get your shoot done in Delhi. The only condition these people put is that the restaurant or shop's name should appear on screen. We are quite comfortable with that. Lekin Mumbai mein ulta hisaab hai. There, the market association or the restaurant owners charge you in lakhs. Obviously, one would prefer Delhi for such shoots."
Unlike Mumbai, there is no union in Delhi
"Mumbai has the film shooting union, and they have their own set of rules. But in Delhi, there is no such union," says Navmeet, and adds, "You have to work according to those rules (when shooting in Mumbai). For example, the work hours for the side actors are eight hours, and you can't extend that. If, for example, the shooting does get extended, you have to pay each crew member 50% more of what they are getting. Also, if someone doesn't have a union card, they can't work with a film's crew. In Delhi, you can shoot with foreigners also. But in Mumbai, you can't, because these foreigners don't have any union card. There is no such rule in Delhi, and, therefore, that makes it a more shooting-friendly city."
Delhi-Gurgaon have all kinds of backdrops
One can show any kind of milieu in Delhi and NCR, for the region provides you all sorts of backdrops. From the lower middle class family of Fukrey, and the Lajpat Nagar Punjabi family and the Daryaganj fertility clinics of Vicky Donor, to Aisha's posh surroundings, Delhi is apt for all kinds of shootings. Javed says, "Dilli ek masala hai. South Delhi ki alag feeling hai. Defence Colony and malls give a very posh look. If a filmmaker wants to shoot colleges, obviously, we go to the North Campus. And for a typical Delhi look, we prefer the Old Delhi area."
Adds Ravi Sarin, who was the line producer for movies like Vicky Donor, Raanjhanaa and Aurangzeb, "You don't have to go anywhere else. Delhi serves all your demands. An upcoming Ayushman Khurrana and Sonam Kapoor starrer was shot in Shahdara, east Delhi, and Gurgaon. According to the script, the actor belongs to a lower middle class family, and works in a BPO in Gurgaon. Shahdara was the perfect location to shoot Ayushman's family, with those black water tanks on terraces, congested roads and buildings built close together, giving the perfect lower-middle class look."
Bangkok recreated in Gurgaon
Delhi's proximity to many other locations also helps, says Navmeet. "One can go to Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh easily from Delhi, or other nearby shooting locales. But in Mumbai, you have nothing near the city."
Because of the good connectivity in the NCR, whenever directors demand a corporate office location or tall buildings, these line producers can easily drive them to Gurgaon. In fact, the Ranveer Shorey-starrer On the Ramp (2012) was shot in Gurgaon.
While the audience thought the movie was set in Bangkok, its entire shoot happened in Gurgaon. All the Bangkok scenes were shot in Gurgaon. Javed says, "Whenever we have to show a high-profile city, we think of Gurgaon first. In fact, Gurgaon is an apt city to show foreign locations. As a major part of the shootings in Gurgaon is held inside offices and apartments, we don't need permission from the police. So we can shoot easily, without many people knowing about it."
Most new directors are from Delhi
A lot of Bollywood's new wave of filmmakers is coming from the capital, or have lived some part of their life here, and that's why stories are increasingly set in Delhi. Navmeet says, "Most of the new directors are from north India. They know Delhi better and they have explored Delhi and its surrounding areas. Agar main film banaoonga toh main sabse pehle Dilli ko shoot karoonga, kyunki main is jagah ko jaanta hoon. For example, Rakyesh Omprakash Mehra is from Delhi. So far, he has shot three films here - Delhi 6, Rang De Basanti and Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. Similarly, Shoojit Sircar spent some years in Delhi, hence Vicky Donor."
Ravi argues, "It is more about the script, as a lot of films have Delhi in their script now. Also, Delhi-based films have a Punjabi flavour, which works in favour of a film in the north."
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