Tell me you wouldn't casually strike the Shah Rukh Khan pose when you stand on the Brooklyn bridge or replay Iktara in your mind when you're in Marine Drive. It's an unspoken ritual for passionate travellers to mimic their favourite scenes shot in iconic places. As more urban stories emerge, we see cities taking centre stage with their characters in movies. While most films see cities as a neutral backdrop in the plot, some films integrate the city into its narrative. The audience starts to see the city and its locations as a canvas for the story to be painted on, as if the story could not take place anywhere else but there. A character in its own right, cities add layers to the story, inspiring people to add those places to their bucket lists. Here's a list of such films that etch a city in your mind forever.
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