Updated On: 08 January, 2025 04:14 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Shoojit Sircar has become the first director to get permission from the Railways to use Vande Bharat express train for commercial shoot

Shoojit Sircar shooting at a railway station in Mumbai (Pic credit/ Rajendra Aklekar)
For the first time ever, the Western Railway granted permission for the use of the Vande Bharat express train for commercial purpose. The Railways allowed filmmaker Shoojit Sircar to use the train for the shoot of his upcoming project. Mid-day got an exclusive footage of Sircar shooting a scene where an actor can be seen boarding the train with a bag.
It is not yet know what Shoojit Sircar was filming. In the video, Shoojit can be seen directing a small scene where an actor can be seen walking towards the automatic Vande Bharat train doors and boarding in. He is seen wearing a white blazer and holding a suitcase. Two other people are also seen walking on the train station in the frame.