The Central Railway has earned over Rs 2.48 crore in the 2021-22 financial year by offering its premises and train coaches for film shootings, the highest-ever it has earned in any financial year. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) continues to be the most preferred shooting location, with four films being shot at the UNESCO World Heritage Railway station.
Various filmmakers and production houses shot around 10 films, including six feature films, two web series, one short film and an advertisement, at different Central Railway locations during the period.
According to the Central Railway authorities, it earned the highest revenue of Rs 1.27 crore from the feature film ‘2 Brides’ shot at Yeola, Kanhegaon stations with a special shooting train for 18 days.