Kolkata’s iconic yellow taxi is a quintessential part of the city’s aesthetics, evoking a sense of nostalgia. However, 4,500 of these metered taxis — over half of the fleet — are set to retire by the end of the year owing to the state transport department’s decision of a 15-year service limit mandate. Here’s looking at how the iconic cab has always been a celeb fave.
Here are some celebs who posed with the iconic yellow taxi when they visited the city for film promotions:Alia Bhatt and Ranveer Singh visited Kolkata to promote their film
Rocky aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani in 2023 and surprised everyone with special snaps with the iconic
holud taxi
On a trip to the city in May, Aahana Kumra couldn’t help but pose with a yellow taxi as part of her #KolkataDiaries
Akshay Kumar posed with his ‘sisters’ Sadia Khateeb, Smrithi Srikanth, Sahejmeen Kaur and Deepika Khanna in a taxi for
Raksha Bandhan promotions
Dressed in yellow and blue, almost to match the iconic cab, Kiara Advani and Varun Dhawan took a taxi ride on their visit to Kolkata for
Jugjugg Jeeyo promotions in 2022
Diljit Dosanjh broke the internet with his snaps of the taxi ride on the Howrah Bridge on Saturday
Actress Divya Khossla Kumar was spotted in Kolkata earlier this year with co-star Yash Daasguptaa during the promotions for their film
Yaariyan 2. The two took a joyride around town in a taxi and posed for the camera looking
super excited.
To promote their film,
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, Kartik Aaryan and Vidya Balan posed on top of the iconic yellow taxi on the Howrah Bridge
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