Aishwarya Rai, Bunty Aur Babli (2005)
Devdas + Exteriors│Chandramukhi's Kotha
The biggest of the movie, and perhaps one of the costliest in the history of Hindi cinema, the set was created in a Bombay Studio around a lake, as the Kotha was to be in 'Benaras' overlooking the 'Ganga'. It had to reflect the flamboyance and beauty of the courtesan. At night, when all the lights lit up the Kotha, it reflected the brightness that Chandramukhi brought into the lives of the rudderless people who came to her for respite.