Monuments cheapest for film shooting, Delhi Metro costliest

Tue, Oct 14 02:40 PM

New Delhi, Oct 12 (PTI) They have withstood vagaries of weather and also the tourists visiting them over several centuries. The capital's monuments also contribute to the exchequer - a sum experts feel can increase manifold if regulations are reviewed and amended.

With the capital fast becoming a favoured destination for film shooting, popular Delhi monuments are still following a age old fee-structure while new corporations like Delhi Metro are charging sky-high prices from cinema producers. The Delhi Metro, capital's latest attraction charges Rs one lake for one hour shoot in its premises, while popular monuments of the historic state can be captured on the celluloid by giving just Rs five thousand and that too for a full day! K K Muhammad, Superintending Archaeologist, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), says the prevailing charges for shooting feature films in famous Delhi monuments are minimum and it should be raised for more revenue generation by formulating a marketing strategy.

"We have sent a proposal to the ministry to raise the charges. Right now, the government takes Rs five thousand a day for shooting in Delhi monuments and ten thousand as a security amount.

On an average, 4-5 films are being shot in a month. The state has become a hot spot for Bollywood filmmakers in recent times," he says.

Scenes from films such as 'Sunday', 'Black and White','Jugaad', 'Dill Dosti Etc', 'Fanna', 'Rang De Basanti' and 'Delhi Heights', among others were shot here. Anuj Dayal, Chief Public Relation Officer, Delhi Metro, says, "We give permission seeing the requirements of the film.

A convincing script is a must where we confirm that they are not projecting railway in a negative way. We also have to take in account the public convenience.

" PTI.

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