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None of the locations are completely representative of the city, nor were they intended to be, but then again, as a senior police officer told us in a different context, “the sum of the parts is greater than the whole”.
Christopher and Ranu Ghosh, the cinematographer, viewed my suggested options over a couple of days and we were agreed. Sealdah came out of a suggestion from the Hawker Sangram Committee, and Christopher had already been inspired by Park Street and Gariahat on an earlier visit. These were places I would have suggested anyway. The choices were clear; and we felt this even during our scouting expeditions, quite ideal.
- Patrick S L Ghose
