We have to say that Indian film directors and location managers are among the chief beneficiaries of the British rule in India, what with all these magnificent buildings that were built by the British during their rule. And this memorial – The Victoria Memorial – in Kolkota is as good as it gets. You can be rest assured that there will atleast be a scene shot here if the movie is set in Kolkota in some way. Again, we start this post with just 2 songs that we know have been shot here. We are sure the list is only bound to grow.

About the location (from Wiki):
Victoria Memorial, built in the memory of Queen Victoria, is situated in Kolkata, the capital city of West Bengal. The foundation stone of the memorial was laid down in the year 1906, by the ‘Prince of Wales’. Apart from being a memorial, the monument was intended to serve as a tribute to the success of the British Empire in India. Lord Curzon was the one who envisaged the main idea of the erection of the Victoria Memorial Hall, which was to serve as the architectural culmination of the Kolkata city.

Even the classical style of the monument was specified by Lord Curzon, the then Viceroy. However, it was Sir William Emerson, a renowned architect, who laid down by the actual plan of the memorial. The design of the structure represents an amazing fusion of British and Mughal architecture. White Makrana marbles were used in the construction of Victoria Memorial Hall and the building was inaugurated in the year 1921. The massive hall is 338 by 228 feet and rises to a height of 184 feet.

Movies shot at this location:
EngengE EngengE from NErukku Naer
Macareena from Kushi
Yamaha Nagari from Choodalani Vundi
Kaadhalikka Penn Oruthi song from Vedi