Film, documentary makes can now hire Noida-Greater Noida Metro for shooting

Filmmakers, advertisers and documentary makers can now hire the Noida-Greater Noida Metro for shooting, its operator Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) announced Tuesday.

The services, including shooting inside metro trains and stations, will be available on hour basis and permission will be determined subject to certain terms and conditions like no use of animals, firearms, and political, religious and racial overtones, the NMRC said.

The NMRC has formulated a policy for hiring of NMRC premises which includes hiring of metro stations, metro train, metro depot, and any other premises under the control of the NMRC for purpose of shooting of films, audio and video documentaries, TV commercials, etc on commercial basis, it said in a statement.

The per hour tariff will be Rs 50,000 for hiring the four coaches of a metro train, Rs 50,000 for a metro station, Rs 75,000 for both station and train, and Rs 3,00,000 for depot and other premises, it added.

The statement said applicable taxes ...