Abhishek Didolkar

Capturing‌‌the‌‌'Urban'‌‌through‌‌a‌‌cinematic‌‌lens‌ ‌ ‌ A‌‌script‌‌writer’s‌‌perspective‌‌in‌‌making‌‌cityscapes‌‌as‌‌a‌‌part‌‌of‌‌their‌‌screenplays.‌‌The‌‌film/movie‌‌ narrations‌ ‌usually‌ ‌aimed‌ ‌at‌ ‌selecting‌ ‌spaces‌ ‌and‌ ‌elements‌‌of‌‌cities‌‌that‌‌could‌‌capture,‌‌relate,‌‌ and‌‌speak‌‌to‌‌each‌‌other‌‌all‌‌about‌‌their‌‌tangible‌‌and‌‌intangibles.‌ ‌ This‌ ‌blog‌ ‌is‌ ‌indeed‌ ‌an‌ ‌interesting‌ ‌one!‌ ‌While‌ ‌talking‌ ‌to‌ ‌a‌ ‌scriptwriter‌ ‌and‌ ‌a‌ ‌former‌ ‌Junior‌‌ Assistant‌‌director,‌‌it‌‌triggered‌‌my‌‌mind‌‌to‌‌understand‌‌their‌‌ideas‌‌of‌‌‘cities‌‌and‌‌spaces’‌‌as‌‌a‌‌lens‌‌ for‌ ‌making‌ ‌cinematic‌‌screenplays.‌‌They‌‌idealize‌‌certain‌‌perceptions‌‌to‌‌portray‌‌urban‌‌elements‌‌ that‌ ‌could‌‌excite‌‌the‌‌viewers‌‌and‌‌have‌‌a‌‌psychological‌‌imprint‌‌of‌‌how‌‌cities‌‌are‌‌perceived‌‌and‌‌ function‌ ‌today‌ ‌and‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌future.‌ ‌Firstly,‌ ‌introducing‌ ‌different‌ ‌terminologies‌ ‌needs‌ ‌special‌‌ attention‌‌to‌‌focus‌‌on‌‌an‌‌in-depth‌‌understanding‌‌of‌‌the‌‌'art‌‌of‌‌filmmaking'.‌‌Screenplay‌‌is‌‌defined‌‌ as‌ ‌the‌ ‌script‌ ‌of‌ ‌any‌ ‌multimedia‌ ‌like‌ ‌films,‌ ‌television‌ ‌shows,‌ ‌web‌ ‌series,‌ ‌etc.‌ ‌including‌ ‌acting‌‌ instructions‌‌and‌‌scene‌‌directions.‌‌While‌‌capturing‌‌the‌‌scenes‌‌two‌‌terminologies‌‌Bird's‌‌eye‌‌view‌‌ -‌ ‌A‌ ‌shot‌ ‌in‌ ‌which‌ ‌the‌ ‌camera‌ ‌photographs‌ ‌a‌ ‌scene‌ ‌from‌ ‌directly‌ ‌overhead‌ ‌that‌ ‌may‌ ‌be‌ ‌the‌‌ typical‌ ‌aerial‌ ‌views‌ ‌of‌ ‌Mumbai's‌ ‌marine‌ ‌drive‌ ‌stating‌ ‌'city‌ ‌of‌ ‌dreams'‌ ‌or‌ ‌'Swapno‌ ‌ki‌ ‌Duniya'.‌‌ Close-up,‌ ‌Close‌ ‌shot‌ ‌-‌ ‌A‌ ‌detailed‌ ‌view‌ ‌of‌ ‌a‌ ‌person‌ ‌or‌ ‌object,‌ ‌usually‌ ‌without‌ ‌much‌ ‌context‌‌ provided‌ ‌as‌ ‌one‌ ‌captures‌ ‌the‌ ‌wrinkles‌ ‌of‌ ‌an‌ ‌old‌ ‌lady‌ ‌blank-faced‌‌and‌‌a‌‌dramatic‌‌background‌‌ sound.‌ ‌ ‌ This‌‌blog‌‌is‌‌written‌‌by‌‌Abhishek‌‌Didolkar,‌‌a‌‌former‌‌assistant‌‌director‌‌and‌‌currently‌‌working‌‌as‌‌a‌‌ freelance‌‌video‌‌editor‌‌and‌‌scriptwriter.‌‌He‌‌is‌‌currently‌‌focusing‌‌on‌‌developing‌‌a‌‌web‌‌series.‌‌He‌‌ mostly‌‌likes‌‌to‌‌explore‌‌the‌‌noir‌‌genre‌‌because‌‌he‌‌believes‌‌noir‌‌films‌‌are‌‌the‌‌reflection‌‌of‌‌our‌‌life.‌‌ He‌‌also‌‌likes‌‌to‌‌study‌‌philosophy,‌‌psychology‌‌and‌‌has‌‌a‌‌modest‌‌interest‌‌in‌‌political‌‌studies.‌ ‌ ‌ Why‌ ‌do‌ ‌people‌ ‌write?‌ ‌Blogs,‌ ‌diaries,‌ ‌scripts,‌ ‌comments,‌ ‌etc.‌ ‌Well,‌ ‌writing‌‌gives‌‌you‌‌a‌‌way‌‌to‌‌ express‌‌yourself.‌‌The‌‌primary‌‌function‌‌of‌‌writing‌‌is‌‌to‌‌communicate‌‌with‌‌others.‌‌When‌‌we‌‌write‌‌ for‌ ‌ourselves‌ ‌it‌ ‌gives‌ ‌us‌ ‌a‌ ‌way‌ ‌to‌ ‌learn,‌ ‌understand,‌ ‌think‌ ‌and‌ ‌enquire‌ ‌about‌ ‌various‌ ‌ideas,‌‌ thoughts,‌ ‌emotions.‌ ‌But‌ ‌as‌ ‌with‌ ‌any‌ ‌other‌ ‌skill,‌ ‌writing‌ ‌is‌ ‌difficult.‌ ‌Many‌ ‌say‌ ‌that‌ ‌the‌ ‌‘art‌ ‌of‌‌ writing’‌‌is‌‌80%‌‌thinking‌‌and‌‌20%‌‌scripting‌‌and‌‌that’s‌‌where‌‌I‌‌feel‌‌is‌‌the‌‌beauty.‌‌It‌‌gives‌‌our‌‌brain‌‌ continuous‌ ‌stimulation‌ ‌and‌ ‌helps‌ ‌one‌ ‌to‌ ‌evolve.‌ ‌It‌ ‌makes‌ ‌one‌ ‌think‌ ‌and‌ ‌question‌ ‌ourselves‌‌ about‌ ‌society,‌ ‌culture‌ ‌and‌ ‌our‌ ‌own‌ ‌conceptions.‌ ‌More‌ ‌than‌ ‌thinking‌ ‌it‌ ‌also‌ ‌eases‌ ‌one‌ ‌to‌‌ communicate‌‌ideas‌‌through‌‌writing‌‌than‌‌face-to-face‌‌communication.‌ ‌ As‌ ‌an‌ ‌introvert‌ ‌right‌ ‌from‌ ‌the‌ ‌school‌ ‌days,‌ ‌I‌ ‌was‌ ‌hesitant‌ ‌but‌ ‌had‌ ‌an‌ ‌eager‌ ‌will‌ ‌to‌ ‌express‌‌ myself,‌ ‌communicate‌ ‌ideas,‌‌philosophies‌‌through‌‌narrations.‌‌Often,‌‌people‌‌resist‌‌listening‌‌and‌‌ indulging‌ ‌in‌ ‌long‌ ‌ideating‌ ‌conversations‌ ‌and‌ ‌this‌ ‌held‌ ‌me‌ ‌back.‌ ‌As‌ ‌the‌ ‌scriptures‌ ‌in‌ ‌every‌‌ religion‌ ‌communicate‌ ‌the‌ ‌philosophies‌ ‌through‌ ‌stories,‌ ‌I‌ ‌too‌ ‌wanted‌ ‌to‌ ‌do‌ ‌that.‌ ‌So,‌ ‌I‌ ‌started‌‌ writing‌‌stories,‌‌stories‌‌filled‌‌with‌‌metaphors,‌‌philosophies,‌‌humor,‌‌emotions.‌‌I‌‌began‌‌this‌‌journey‌‌ of‌ ‌writing‌ ‌scripts‌‌four‌‌years‌‌ago‌‌to‌‌understand‌‌the‌‌art‌‌and‌‌test‌‌whether‌‌I‌‌can‌‌communicate‌‌my‌‌ emotions‌ ‌or‌ ‌not?‌ ‌But‌ ‌the‌ ‌process‌ ‌of‌ ‌writing‌ ‌is‌ ‌something‌ ‌unique.‌ ‌As‌ ‌one‌ ‌continues‌ ‌to‌ ‌write,‌‌ there‌ ‌evolves‌ ‌the‌ ‌skill‌ ‌and‌ ‌habit‌‌of‌‌constantly‌‌learning‌‌something‌‌new.‌‌I‌‌explored‌‌that‌‌through‌‌ writing,‌‌we‌‌can‌‌influence‌‌the‌‌thoughts‌‌and‌‌actions‌‌of‌‌the‌‌readers‌‌in‌‌a‌‌particular‌‌way.‌ ‌ ‌ When‌ ‌a‌ ‌scriptwriter‌ ‌writes‌ ‌a‌ ‌movie/show,‌ ‌there‌ ‌are‌ ‌tons‌ ‌of‌ ‌tools‌ ‌that‌ ‌they‌ ‌use‌ ‌to‌ ‌make‌ ‌the‌‌ movie/show‌‌journey‌‌interesting‌‌and‌‌one‌‌of‌‌the‌‌tools‌‌that‌‌they‌‌often‌‌use‌‌is‌‌to‌‌portray‌‌the‌‌city‌‌as‌‌ one‌‌of‌‌the‌‌main‌‌characters‌‌in‌‌the‌‌film/show.‌‌But‌‌why‌‌and‌‌how‌‌did‌‌they‌‌do‌‌it?‌‌What‌‌is‌‌the‌‌role‌‌of‌‌ cities‌ ‌in‌ ‌our‌ ‌life?‌ ‌Why‌ ‌it‌ ‌is‌ ‌important‌ ‌to‌ ‌portray‌ ‌the‌ ‌elements‌ ‌of‌ ‌‘cityscape’‌ ‌as‌ ‌one‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌‌ characters‌‌in‌‌the‌‌movie/show?‌‌After‌‌all,‌‌now‌‌if‌‌you‌‌look‌‌at‌‌the‌‌major‌‌cities‌‌in‌‌India,‌‌one‌‌way‌‌or‌‌ another‌‌they‌‌all‌‌look‌‌the‌‌same‌‌if‌‌one‌‌excludes‌‌the‌‌famous‌‌tourist‌‌spots.‌‌Then‌‌why‌‌is‌‌it‌‌important‌‌ to‌ ‌first‌ ‌understand‌ ‌the‌ ‌city‌‌and‌‌then‌‌set‌‌your‌‌story‌‌accordingly?‌‌These‌‌questions‌‌bothered‌‌me‌‌ for‌ ‌a‌ ‌long‌ ‌time,‌ ‌but‌ ‌as‌ ‌I‌ ‌began‌ ‌to‌ ‌unravel‌ ‌the‌ ‌art,‌ ‌I‌ ‌had‌ ‌to‌ ‌get‌ ‌acquainted‌ ‌with‌ ‌the‌ ‌tool‌ ‌of‌‌ identifying‌‌the‌‌apt‌‌‘cityscapes’.‌ ‌ Cities‌ ‌are‌ ‌favorable‌ ‌grounds‌ ‌for‌ ‌knowledge,‌ ‌culture,‌ ‌and‌ ‌innovation.‌ ‌We‌ ‌see‌ ‌cities‌ ‌as‌‌ cosmopolitan‌ ‌landscapes‌ ‌due‌ ‌to‌ ‌mass‌ ‌migration‌ ‌from‌ ‌different‌ ‌parts‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌country‌ ‌and‌ ‌the‌‌ world.‌ ‌These‌ ‌migrations‌ ‌are‌ ‌not‌ ‌just‌ ‌people‌ ‌but‌ ‌the‌ ‌cuisine,‌ ‌fashion,‌‌ideas,‌‌cultural‌‌practices,‌‌ etc.‌‌that‌‌make‌‌our‌‌cities‌‌more‌‌cosmopolitan.‌‌Cities‌‌in‌‌my‌‌opinion‌‌offer‌‌better‌‌opportunities‌‌than‌‌ rural‌‌areas‌‌as‌‌seen‌‌from‌‌a‌‌cinematographic‌‌point‌‌of‌‌view.‌‌The‌‌urban‌‌setting‌‌provides‌‌‘urban‌‌life’‌‌ mannerisms‌ ‌that‌ ‌curtails‌ ‌one‌ ‌to‌ ‌engage‌ ‌socially,‌ ‌culturally,‌ ‌economically‌ ‌in‌ ‌varied‌ ‌spectrums‌‌ leading‌‌to‌‌numerous‌‌scenarios.‌‌These‌‌scenarios‌‌range‌‌from‌‌a‌‌plethora‌‌of‌‌daily‌‌incidents‌‌to‌‌the‌‌ trendsetters‌‌in‌‌fashion,‌‌food‌‌and‌‌mannerism.‌‌The‌‌other‌‌aspect‌‌to‌‌also‌‌consider‌‌is‌‌the‌‌intention‌‌ of‌‌the‌‌writer‌‌who‌‌wants‌‌to‌‌target‌‌a‌‌huge‌‌urban‌‌population‌‌to‌‌relate‌‌themselves‌‌to‌‌the‌‌character‌‌ and‌ ‌spaces‌ ‌portrayed.‌ ‌Depending‌ ‌on‌ ‌the‌ ‌narrations,‌ ‌every‌ ‌city‌ ‌and‌ ‌village‌ ‌has‌ ‌a‌ ‌unique‌‌ character‌ ‌with‌ ‌its‌ ‌historical‌ ‌significance‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌current‌ ‌day‌ ‌scenarios‌ ‌that‌‌the‌‌director‌‌or‌‌script‌‌ writer‌‌wants‌‌to‌‌highlight.‌‌In‌‌movies,‌‌portraying‌‌cities‌‌as‌‌one‌‌of‌‌the‌‌characters‌‌provides‌‌a‌‌layer‌‌of‌‌ atmosphere‌‌to‌‌the‌‌story.‌‌It‌‌enhances‌‌the‌‌experience‌‌of‌‌the‌‌viewer‌‌as‌‌he‌‌tries‌‌to‌‌understand‌‌the‌‌ nature‌‌of‌‌this‌‌world.‌ ‌ ‌ So,‌‌how‌‌can‌‌a‌‌filmmaker‌‌or‌‌script‌‌writer‌‌portray‌‌it‌‌in‌‌a‌‌movie/show?‌ ‌ Filmmakers,‌ ‌writers‌ ‌often‌ ‌use‌ ‌the‌ ‌big‌ ‌and‌ ‌famous‌ ‌infrastructures‌ ‌to‌ ‌establish‌ ‌the‌ ‌city.‌ ‌For‌‌ example,‌ ‌Shot‌ ‌of‌ ‌Marine‌ ‌drive-‌ ‌MUMBAI,‌ ‌Shot‌ ‌of‌ ‌Hawra‌ ‌bridge-‌ ‌KOLKATA,‌ ‌Shot‌ ‌of‌ ‌big‌‌ Hanuman‌‌idol-‌‌DELHI,‌‌etc.‌‌But‌‌this‌‌is‌‌not‌‌the‌‌case‌‌with‌‌every‌‌movie.‌‌There‌‌are‌‌numerous‌‌ways‌‌ one‌‌can‌‌establish‌‌the‌‌city‌‌without‌‌using‌‌these‌‌famous‌‌infrastructures.‌ ‌ For‌‌a‌‌better‌‌understanding‌‌let’s‌‌explore‌‌some‌‌movies.‌ ‌ 1)‌ ‌Dhobi‌ ‌ghat‌-‌ ‌Directed‌ ‌by‌ ‌KIRAN‌ ‌RAO.‌ ‌Dhobi‌ ‌ghat‌ ‌explores‌ ‌the‌ ‌lives‌ ‌of‌ ‌four‌ ‌individuals‌ ‌in‌‌ MUMBAI.‌‌These‌‌characters‌‌find‌‌themselves‌‌connected‌‌by‌‌fate.‌‌But‌‌the‌‌movie‌‌is‌‌not‌‌just‌‌about‌‌ these‌ ‌characters.‌ ‌It‌ ‌is‌ ‌also‌ ‌about‌ ‌MUMBAI,‌ ‌a‌ ‌lively,‌ ‌overcrowded,‌ ‌yet‌ ‌lonely‌ ‌city.‌ ‌We‌ ‌see‌‌ MUMBAI‌ ‌as‌ ‌an‌ ‌equally‌ ‌important‌ ‌character‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌movie.‌ ‌Shots‌ ‌of‌ ‌extremely‌ ‌crowded‌‌ MOHAMMED‌ ‌ALI‌ ‌ROAD,‌ ‌a‌ ‌packed‌ ‌dhobi‌ ‌ghat,‌ ‌local‌ ‌trains,‌ ‌a‌ ‌jungle‌ ‌of‌ ‌slum‌ ‌surrounded‌ ‌by‌‌ massive‌ ‌buildings,‌ ‌torrential‌ ‌rain,‌ ‌and‌ ‌of‌ ‌course‌ ‌the‌ ‌iconic‌ ‌MARINE‌ ‌DRIVE.‌ ‌Dhobi‌ ‌ghat‌‌ beautifully‌ ‌captures‌ ‌the‌ ‌different‌ ‌emotions‌ ‌of‌ ‌MUMBAI‌ ‌as‌ ‌the‌ ‌city‌ ‌always‌ ‌changing‌ ‌as‌ ‌some‌‌ things‌‌remain‌‌unchanged.‌‌ ‌ ‌ 2)‌‌‌Masaan‌-‌‌Directed‌‌by‌‌NEERAJ‌‌GHEYWAN.‌‌Also‌‌explores‌‌the‌‌journey‌‌of‌‌four‌‌characters‌‌from‌‌ the‌ ‌spiritual‌ ‌city‌ ‌of‌ ‌India,‌ ‌VANARASI.‌ ‌DEVI‌ ‌struggles‌ ‌to‌ ‌shake‌ ‌off‌ ‌the‌ ‌social‌ ‌stigma,‌ ‌the‌‌ inter-cast‌ ‌love‌ ‌affair‌ ‌of‌ ‌DEEPAK‌ ‌and‌ ‌SHALU‌ ‌in‌ ‌casteist‌ ‌society.‌ ‌As‌ ‌the‌ ‌movie‌ ‌suggests,‌‌ celebrate‌ ‌life‌ ‌and‌ ‌death‌ ‌and‌ ‌everything‌ ‌in‌ ‌between.‌ ‌We‌ ‌witness‌ ‌the‌ ‌story‌ ‌with‌ ‌shots‌ ‌of‌‌ VANARASI‌‌(formerly‌‌BANARAS),‌‌the‌‌burning‌‌ghats,‌‌a‌‌small‌‌rail‌‌bridge,‌‌brightly‌‌blazing‌‌bonfire‌‌ on‌‌the‌‌ghats.‌‌VANARASI‌‌speaks‌‌to‌‌us‌‌through‌‌these‌‌spectacular‌‌shots.‌ ‌ ‌ 3)‌ ‌DAVID‌ ‌FINCHER,‌ ‌an‌ ‌auteur‌ ‌filmmaker,‌ ‌created‌ ‌dark,‌ ‌vulnerable‌ ‌and‌ ‌inclined‌ ‌towards‌‌ urbanization-‌‌the‌‌city‌‌of‌‌San‌‌Francisco‌‌in‌‌ZODIAC.‌‌When‌‌you‌‌imagine‌‌SANS‌‌FRANCISCO,‌‌the‌‌ first‌ ‌thing‌ ‌that‌ ‌comes‌ ‌to‌ ‌mind‌ ‌is‌ ‌the‌ ‌famous‌ ‌GOLDEN‌ ‌GATE‌ ‌BRIDGE.‌ ‌The‌ ‌huge‌‌suspension‌‌ bridge‌ ‌was‌ ‌built‌ ‌in‌‌1937.‌‌But‌‌FINCHER‌‌didn’t‌‌use‌‌that‌‌bridge‌‌to‌‌establish‌‌the‌‌city.‌‌Instead,‌‌we‌‌ see‌ ‌the‌ ‌beautiful‌ ‌shot‌‌of‌‌flying‌‌over‌‌the‌‌water‌‌and‌‌tilting‌‌up‌‌to‌‌reveal‌‌the‌‌SAN‌‌FRANCISCO‌‌in‌‌ the‌‌’60s-’70s.‌‌We‌‌then‌‌see‌‌the‌‌port‌‌of‌‌SAN‌‌FRANCISCO‌‌and‌‌other‌‌infrastructure.‌‌But‌‌why‌‌does‌‌ he‌ ‌do‌ ‌that?‌ ‌He‌ ‌could‌ ‌have‌ ‌used‌ ‌the‌ ‌shot‌ ‌of‌ ‌GOLDEN‌ ‌GATE‌ ‌BRIDGE‌ ‌to‌ ‌establish‌ ‌SAN‌‌ FRANCISCO.‌ ‌The‌ ‌waterfront‌ ‌that‌ ‌we‌ ‌see‌ ‌today‌ ‌is‌ ‌completely‌ ‌different‌ ‌and‌ ‌to‌ ‌connect‌ ‌the‌‌ audience‌‌with‌‌the‌‌city‌‌he‌‌created‌‌a‌‌CG‌‌shot‌‌of‌‌the‌‌waterfront.‌‌During‌‌the‌‌film,‌‌we‌‌also‌‌see‌‌some‌‌ time-lapse‌ ‌shots‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌building‌ ‌being‌ ‌constructed.‌ ‌FINCHER‌ ‌created‌ ‌a‌ ‌city‌ ‌through‌ ‌these‌‌ different‌‌shots‌‌of‌‌city‌‌infrastructure.‌‌ ‌ Filmmakers‌‌try‌‌to‌‌create‌‌an‌‌atmosphere‌‌and‌‌always‌‌portray‌‌the‌‌city‌‌according‌‌to‌‌the‌‌subject‌‌of‌‌ the‌ ‌film.‌ ‌We‌ ‌see‌ ‌a‌ ‌dark‌ ‌portrayal‌ ‌of‌ ‌Gotham‌ ‌city‌ ‌in‌ ‌all‌ ‌the‌ ‌Batman‌ ‌movies.‌ ‌If‌ ‌the‌ ‌film‌ ‌is‌ ‌a‌‌ comedy,‌‌then‌‌the‌‌filmmakers‌‌often‌‌focus‌‌on‌‌the‌‌funny‌‌and‌‌humorous‌‌part‌‌of‌‌the‌‌city‌‌may‌‌it‌‌be‌‌a‌‌ Rambo‌‌circus‌‌in‌‌the‌‌film‌‌‘Hera‌‌Pheri’.‌‌It‌‌helps‌‌the‌‌filmmaker‌‌to‌‌create‌‌a‌‌parallel‌‌world‌‌and‌‌then‌‌ tell‌ ‌the‌ ‌story‌ ‌through‌ ‌the‌ ‌characters.‌ ‌The‌ ‌city‌ ‌portrayal‌ ‌from‌ ‌films‌ ‌impacts‌ ‌the‌ ‌minds‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌‌ viewers.‌ ‌It‌ ‌may‌ ‌help‌ ‌in‌‌the‌‌psychological,‌‌philosophical,‌‌and‌‌political‌‌building‌‌of‌‌an‌‌image‌‌of‌‌a‌‌ city‌‌from‌‌different‌‌perspectives.‌‌The‌‌effect‌‌of‌‌the‌‌cityscapes‌‌on‌‌human‌‌life‌‌is‌‌remarkable.‌‌The‌‌art‌‌ of‌ ‌filmmaking‌ ‌shows‌ ‌how‌ ‌architectural‌ ‌styles‌ ‌reflect‌‌the‌‌needs‌‌and‌‌preferences‌‌of‌‌people‌‌and‌‌ how‌ ‌different‌‌designs‌‌mold‌‌and‌‌shape‌‌one’s‌‌behavior.‌‌Lastly,‌‌I‌‌would‌‌conclude‌‌that‌‌cityscapes‌‌ are‌‌as‌‌important‌‌to‌‌filmmakers‌‌as‌‌they‌‌target‌‌large‌‌viewers.‌‌But,‌‌the‌‌current‌‌concerns‌‌are‌‌that‌‌of‌‌ globalization‌‌impinging‌‌all‌‌Indian‌‌cities‌‌making‌‌them‌‌look‌‌similar‌‌that‌‌makes‌‌a‌‌filmmaker‌‌hunt‌‌for‌‌ apt‌‌locations.‌‌We‌‌all‌‌must‌‌preserve‌‌the‌‌local‌‌essence‌‌of‌‌the‌‌city,‌‌that‌‌in‌‌my‌‌mind‌‌is‌‌the‌‌image‌‌of‌‌ Ghats‌‌of‌‌Varanasi,‌‌a‌‌unique‌‌scene‌‌with‌‌architectural‌‌wonder,‌‌social‌‌and‌‌cultural‌‌collaboration.‌‌I‌‌ remember‌ ‌one‌ ‌said‌ ‌quote‌ ‌by‌ ‌Winston‌ ‌Churchill‌ ‌“We‌ ‌shape‌ ‌our‌ ‌buildings‌ ‌and‌ ‌afterwards‌ ‌our‌‌ buildings‌‌shape‌‌us".‌ ‌ ‌ I‌‌hope‌‌you‌‌liked‌‌this‌‌blog,‌‌comment‌‌if‌‌any‌‌city‌‌or‌‌spaces‌‌reminds‌‌you‌‌of‌‌any‌‌film‌‌scenes.‌‌Stay‌‌ stunned‌‌for‌‌more‌‌blogs‌‌and‌‌suggest‌‌some‌‌interesting‌‌concepts.‌‌Get‌‌back‌‌to‌‌us...‌ ‌ ‌ ‌