Dehradun, 29 Jan 2005
These days, Uttaranchal is wooing Bollywood with its pristine hills and lakes as a prime film shooting location.
Recent blockbusters like “Charas”, “Kisna” and “Little Terrorist” were shot in Uttaranchal.
The state government has announced sops for the film industry to shoot there instead of spending huge amounts of money at foreign locations.
Bollywood superstar Rajesh Khanna called on the state Chief Narain Dutt Tewari to sound him out on the needs of the industry.
“I want a non-political relation with the state in which the common man gains. The state has several unexplored areas which could be tapped as good shooting locales. It will provide good opportunity to earn revenue for the state,” Khanna said.
Uttaranchal is one of the most beautiful and enchanting regions in the northern parts of the country. The picturesque state is also known as “Dev Bhoomi”, the Land of Gods. The holy rivers of Ganga and Yamuna, besides others run through it.
State government spokesman Naresh Nandan Prasad said a committee has been formed to look into promotional activities. “The state can definitely be promoted as a possible destination to shoot Bollywood films. Keeping this in mind, the state government has formed a state-level committee and another regional committee which will look into promotional activities,” Prasad said.
Prasad said a film city would be developed in a year’s time to provide basic facilities for printing, dubbing and editing of films.
Tourism is the mainstay of the state’s economy. Over four million tourists, both from India and abroad visit the state every year. (ANI)
News Source: http://www.newkerala.com
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