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'Double Dhamaal' constructs replica casino
Published Wednesday, Jun 22 2011, 12:33 BST | By Steven Baker | Add comment
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The set at Mehboob Studio in Mumbai is reported to have cost Rs1.5 Crore ( £225,000) and was used for just 12 days of filming.
Double Dhamaal producer Ashok Thakeria said: "Credit goes to art director Tanushree Sarkar for putting up such a brilliant set. Other actors and filmmakers would drop in to have a look around as they had heard a lot about it."
Thakeria went on to explain why he decided to construct the elaborate set rather than shoot inside a functional casino.
"They would only let us shoot for a few hours in a day, and that too only at night. Since we required to shoot all day long, we had no option but to build this set," he said.
The location was also used for Mallika Sherwarat's item song 'Jalebi Bai' and part of the movie's climax was filmed there.
Double Dhamaal premieres at the IIFA awards today and is released on June 24.
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