By:
Joginder
Tuteja,
IndiaFM
Tuesday,
June
12,
2007
The
Train
releases
today
and
like
majority
of
films
being
churned
out
of
Bollywood,
even
this
dramatic
thriller
by
Hasnain
Hyderabadwala
and
Raksha
Mistry
has
been
shot
abroad
in
a
major
way.
Set
in
Bangkok,
the
film
has
The
Train
itself
being
one
of
the
major
characters
in
the
film
apart
from
Emraan
Hashmi,
Geeta
Basra
and
Sayali
Bhagat.
In
an
exclusive
conversation,
Raksha
Mistry
talks
to
Joginder
Tuteja
about
the
reason
behind
choosing
Bangkok
as
the
location
for
the
film,
the
hassles
faced
by
the
crew
while
shooting
in
the
city
and
the
intrinsic
fun
that
the
city
brought
with
it
throughout
the
shooting
tenure.
As
narrated
by
Raksha:
When
it
comes
to
shooting
interiors,
no
wonder
Mumbai
is
the
best
place
to
be
in.
But
then
it
could
well
be
the
biggest
nightmare
when
it
comes
to
outdoors.
Permissions
that
one
needs
from
government
officials,
police
etc.
and
procuring
the
right
documents
could
well
be
a
nightmare.
This
is
not
all!
If
you
have
stars
shooting
in
open,
it
becomes
quite
unmanageable
especially
when
it
comes
to
Indian
crowds.
Then
if
you
try
to
create
an
outdoor
set,
it
but
naturally
looks
all
so
artificial.
This
is
when
one
thinks
about
shooting
in
a
foreign
location.
Another
advantage
is
that
once
you
have
the
stars
with
you
outside
the
country,
the
issue
of
them
working
in
shifts
for
different
films
vanishes.
Things
like
commitment,
focus
and
productivity
only
follows!
In
nutshell,
you
get
maximum
work
done
in
minimum
time.
Now
coming
to
why
we
decided
to
shoot
in
Bangkok.
As
you
know
about
the
film's
story,
it
is
about
a
man
[Emraan]
who
explores
love
outside
home
in
a
lonely
land.
He
is
in
a
city
which
is
full
of
hustle-bustle,
where
people
don't
really
have
time
for
another
while
to
add
to
the
mayhem
things
are
a
little
messy.
Moreover,
the
city
that
we
were
looking
at
had
to
have
some
bit
of
India
in
an
Asian
city.
The
story
demanded
that
the
protagonist
gets
attracted
to
Indian-ness
in
a
woman
which
he
finds
in
Geeta.
Bangkok
seemed
ideal
because
of
reasons
mentioned
as
above
and
also
the
cinematic
appeal
that
it
brings
along
with
it.
High
rise
buildings
with
trains
running
in
the
sky
was
an
obvious
attraction.
Also,
to
compliment
that
urbaneness
of
the
entire
situation,
an
Asian
culture
deep
inside
the
city
only
helped
the
story
move
further.
When
it
came
to
beaches,
Pattaya
won
hands
down.
You
have
to
admire
it
for
its
sheer
cleanliness.
The
city
has
that
enigmatic
quality
about
it
to
either
accept
or
reject
you;
the
decision
is
mainly
yours
on
how
you
want
the
city
to
behave
with
you.
Net
net,
it
is
nothing
different
from
what
probably
Mumbai
does
to
you.
I
also
have
to
mention
that
the
liberal
tourism
policy
further
helps
the
cause.
Most
of
the
departments/people
we
met
were
quite
open
minded
and
gave
us
a
helping
hand
throughout
the
film's
shooting
tenure.
I
remember
that
we
left
for
the
shoot
when
the
coup
had
just
happened.
No
doubt
we
were
doubtful
about
how
would
we
be
able
to
have
the
shoot.
We
got
in
touch
with
the
local
coordinator
and
we
were
assured
that
things
would
go
as
planned
with
all
the
necessary
permissions
though
a
few
restrictions
were
certainly
put.
What
we
realized
eventually
was
that
the
military
had
changed
but
the
rules
hadn't.
It
was
business
as
usual
eventually.
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