Identifiable Iconic Structures Pune

Okay, i confess. I watch more English movies these days as compared to Hindi or Marathi. But without getting in to the why's of what i watch, let me bring you attention to something i noticed. 

Almost all English movies, especially the Hollywood projects have a set visual grammar. To establish the city in the opening credits, we see some buildings, monuments, bridges, facades, waterfront, beaches that are iconic, and give away the city where the story is set. Times square, San Francisco bay bridge, Eiffel tower, Sears tower, Burj Khalifa, or in 90s the WTC towers. 

Of course, there are these iconic pieces in India too. So one would show Gateway or VT / CST or local trains for Mumbai... Or India gate, Qutub minar for New Delhi, or Howrah bridge for Kolkata.

(Joke: It must have been pretty easy for Byomkesh Bakshi team to show that Kolkata of 1940s as nothing has changed!)

Just last month i saw Marathi movie "Coffee ani barach kahi" which had shots of Shanivarwada and the multiple bridges across Mula river. Ditto with "Gabbar returns" which was shot extensively at Agriculture college and Corinthian club.

I recognised it as Pune, but will everyone in Maharashtra or India who watches these movies know these buildings? 

So i set out to make a list of iconic buildings / landmarks / visuals of Pune. Stuff that you see and the first thing ringing in your head is "This is from Pune"!! 

Considering the historical importance, and rapid real estate growth i thought it will be an "easy task" to list down 30 such buildings / places / structures. 

I was terribly wrong... Here is my list of 15 that come to my mind (in random order): 

1. Shanivarwada; 
2. Fergusson College main building; 
3. Fergusson College Amphitheatre; 
4. University main building; 
5. Agriculture college main building; 
6. Cascading Kumar builders building on East street; 
7. Amanora future towers; 
8. Dadgusheth temple; 
9. Mandai; 
10. Symbiosis vishvabhavan (the one with flags of countries); 
11. PMC building front side; 
12. Geometric software building in Hinjewadi Phase 1; 
13. Z-bridge; 
14. PCMC building; 
15. Garware bridge. 

Can you list down buildings / structures that you think are iconic? One look and first thought is Pune!