Amitabh Bachchan to shoot in iconic Writers' Building in Kolkata

Writers' Building in Kolkata used to be the place where the West Bengal state Secretariat was located till Mamata Banerjee became the Chief Minister and shifted the Secretariat to its new location Nabanna. It was put under renovation and,now, for the first time a film is planned to be shot in the premises of the Victorian-era building. Mega star Amitabh Bachchan is expected to shoot there this week.
This has been reported in indianexpress.com dated 24 November 2015.

Bollywood star Nawazuddin Siddique was the first one to have shot few scenes today inside the building, which is under renovation, for Sujoy Ghosh’s Hindi film ‘Te3n’. Directed by Ribhu Dasgupta and produced by Sujoy Ghosh ‘Te3n’ is set to release next year.
Actress Vidya Balan, who considers Kolkata to be her second home, will be back once again to shoot here tomorrow after films like “Parineeta” and “Kahaani”, a production unit source said.
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, whose recent hit “Piku” was shot in the city of Kolkata, is expected to shoot at the heritage building which now houses only few government department offices due to the ongoing renovation. He also will shoot on the Howrah Bridge later in the month.
Incidentally,the Writers’ Building was the seat of power in the state ever since Independence and also housed the chief minister’s office till Mamata Banerjee decided to shift to a new location Nabanna in Howrah two years ago to facilitate the renovation.
Writers' Building ia an architectural beauty and the sprawling red colonial landmark edifice is located in the heart of the city.

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