West Bengal tourism to ride piggy-back on Amitabh Bachhan starrer 'Te3n'

West Bengal tourism plans to ride piggy-back on Amitabh Bachhan starrer 'Te3n' to attract tourists to the state. The producers of the film have recently approached the West Bengal tourism department with a proposal of co-branding with the movie 'Te3n' which has been shot extensively in the city of Kolkata.
This has been reported in indianexpress.com dated 6 March 2016.

'Te3n' is a thriller produced by Sujoy Ghosh and directed by debutant Ribhu Dasgupta. It is being shot in West Bengal and stars Amitabh Bachchan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui and the state government wants to use it to attract tourists. A proposal to this effect has been put up and the modalities are being worked out. West Bengal Tourism is keen to gets a credit in the trailer.
There are already plans to have a Bengal tourism advertisement along with the film trailer because it will soon launch its TV commercial 'Experience Bengal — Sweetest Part of India’ featuring Shah Rukh Khan. A number of hit Hindi films have been shot in the city even in recent years, and this would be the first time that Bengal tourism will be promoted through a Bollywood film.
'Te3n' also stars Vidya Balan, who feels Kolkata is her second home, in a special appearance. It was shot in different parts of the city like the Raj-era Writers Buildings. Incidentally, Bollywood has been associated with several movies like the 2012 superhit mystery “Kahaani” starring Vidya Balan. In the same year, Priyanka Chopra and Ranbir Kapoor’s “Barfi!” presented the beauty of the little explored parts of the city and the mystic charm of the hills of Darjeeling. And, more recently, Amitabh Bachchan and Deepika Padukone’s father-daughter tale of “Piku” was also shot in the city.


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Big B rides a scooter in Kolkata - shooting for another movie

Big B's love for Kolkata is well known and he keeps returning to the city to shoot movies. Only last year, he had been here to shoot for 'Piku' when he pedaled around on a bicycle in the eastern metropolis wearing a kurta and hat for Shoojit Sircar’s film. He has come back to Kolkata to now shoot for Ribhu Dasgupta’s “Te3N”.
This has been reported in indianexpress.com dated 28 November 2015.

This time the megastar Amitabh Bachchan was back on the road riding a scooter for “Te3N”. He now wore a brown check shirt and dark brown trousers. He kick-started the two-wheeler at the historic Writers’ Building complex which used to be the permanent seat of the West Bengal government.
Wearing a helmet, Big B rode the scooter for a few seconds for a shot and a big circle of onlookers gathered at the venue in the central business district as the star listened to his director’s instructions carefully prior to the shot. Filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh is the creative producer of thriller “TE3N” which also stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Vidya Balan.
It may be recalled that in “Piku”, Big B portrayed the role of a 70-year-old Bhashkor Banerjee and had cycled around in north Kolkata.

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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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