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Friday, June 03, 2005

Posted 8:38 AM by Anurag

HBTI and Kanpur & 'Bunty Aur Babli'!

Through our Harcourtians Alumni group I got to know that the latest movie Bunty aur Babli (IMDB link) features HBTI building. To be specific, HBTI was shown as the venue of Ms India Beauty Pageant for Lucknow! It's good to see the erstwhile Manchester of India, but currently moribund Kanpur getting some limelight. More details in Harcourtians' mails:

"Manu wrote:
Sounds crazy!! Isn't it ? :-)

But this weekend I took some time off to go to a cinema hall and watch the most talked about movie Bunty aur Bubbly.

Well in the movie, I came across something totally unexepcted and was pleasantly surprised too. There was a full focus on our HBTI main building and the "Board" outside. Sadly, the movie suggests that HBTI is in Lucknow...And we get kicked off by Rani Mukherjee :-(....:-))It seem at some point of time HBTI was the venue of Ms India Beauty Pageant for Lucknow and our neighbours CSA were the venue for Kanpur...:-))

Truly it was great fun to see all the places of Lucknow and Kanpur on the celluloid. Plus not to mention how excited I was and talking about to all who were accompanying me to the movie...(After all, each one of us have a hidden kid in us)...I did manage to overdo in exhibiting my excitement.

Chao...though movie was a bit taxing in the middle...but it did give me very good feelings...Take Care...n Bye Manu.

Satyen wrote:
Actually, in this movie some shooting was planned in Lucknow. But due to time constraint the director rescheduled it at Kanpur itself with some alterations. Even Lucknow station was staged at Kanpur Central.

Although I am not a movie enthusiast, but HBTI shown in a bollywood movie seriously tempts me to watch this movie. Also, I heard that this movie has shots of "Thaggoo ke Laddoo", Bithoor, Somdatt Plaza etc. All included, it would be a fun.

Saurabh wrote:
Yes sir, Thaggoo ke Laddoo", Bithoor, Somdatt Plaza All this stuff is true. Actually the director of the movie Shaad is a Kanpurite.The movie has been shot at Motijheel and Parade too. :-)."

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