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The hotel authorities do provide special amenities and discounts to filmmakers. Singh says,“The amenities and discounts vary from case to case. But overall,we do provide them with good deals on special occasions.”

Filmmakers scout these locations either by doing extensive research or after they are recommended by the locals. Actor Raj Singh Chaudhary,who was seen in Gulaal and Antardwand,says,“We shot Gulaal at Chomu Palace in Rajasthan. There were several reasons for it. I had written the script and when director Anurag Kashyap asked me where should the film set,I told him ‘Rajasthan’ since I hail from there. My relatives who stay near Chomu Palace suggested that we should go there for a recce. Anurag liked the place and decided to shoot major portions of the film there.”

Apart from adding a lot of visual appeal and authenticity to the films,these places also prove to be apt shooting locations. Chaudhary says,“Chomu Palace boasts of typical Rajasthani architecture and is visually stunning. So it seemed very real and lent an authenticity to the film. It was spacious,so thousands of people could be accommodated,vehicles could be parked and at the same time lent certain privacy to the crew as it was fortified.”