The Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) has earmarked 1,000 acres in Gautam Budh Nagar for the proposed Film City. The anticipated setup will have indoor and outdoor shooting areas. The idea is to create sets of villages, forts, historical places and urban and rural environments from India and abroad. The setup will also have dedicated blue screen and green screen areas, pre and post-production labs, SFX studios, an animation studio and a dedicated data centre. The aim is to provide a comprehensive filmmaking experience - a film unit can enter with just the cast and crew and return with a finished product. To facilitate that, there will be five-star, three-star and budget hotels erected on the premises. The proposed site is 50 kilometers away from the national capital and five kilometres from Jewar, where the construction of the country’s biggest international airport with an aviation hub is underway. Later on, the Film City would have a film school, a film museum and entertainment rides, which would be on par with those offered by the Universal Studios. Filmfare conducted a virtual panel discussion on Film Destination UP and the Proposed Film City, where stalwarts like directors Rajiv Menon, Nikkhil Advani, Amit Sharma, Amar Kaushik, Neeraj Ghaywan, Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury, actor Malvika Mohanan and Aparna Purohit, head Amazon India Originals, participated. Presenting some of the highlights of the proposed film city, interspersed with thoughts of the esteemed panellists.
Hello Miss Sunshine!
Shraddha Kapoor Is All Things Nice With A Dash Of Spice. The Actress Chats Nineteen To The Dozen With Anuradha Choudhary
SHAPER Οf CONSCIENCE
The ever reticent filmmaker Rajkumar Gupta opens up to Rachit Gupta about his decision to make a series on Big Pharma and more
It's a wonderful life!
Neelam Kothari Soni confides in Farhana Farook that she's currently enjoying her best phase both personally and professionally
Stop the SHAME!
Bollywood celebrities often face intense scrutiny for their appearance, with recent trolling of Alia Bhatt highlighting this issue. Many speculated about her looks, suggesting she had undergone Botox.
ELVISH HAS LEFT THE BUILDING!
ROBERT ARAMAYO, WHO PLAYS THE HALF-HUMAN, HALF-ELF ELROND IN THE THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER SERIES TALKS TO TANZIM PARDIWALLA ABOUT BEING PART OF TOLKIEN'S WORLD
The Darjeeling Unlimited
SUDHANSHU SARIA talks about directing Ulajh and reflects on his journey so far in a conversation with VEDANSHI PATHAK
Melodies & Memories
Some memories make songs. Some songs make memortes. Music director Anandji, of the Kalyanji-Anandjt duo, handpicks such compositions in conversation with Farhana Farook
Soundcheck
HOTSHOT COMPOSERS SACHIN-JIGAR TELL SRIJANI ROY CHOWDHURY THAT COMPOSING IS ALL ABOUT SWAG
THE CHAMELEON
RAGHAV JUYAL ISN'T JUST A TOP DANCER, HE'S TURNING INTO A CONSUMMATE ACTOR AS WELL. HE CHARTS HIS JOURNEY WITH SRIJANI ROY CHOWDHURY
THE GRADUATE
AFTER WORKING WITH HIS GURU VISHAL BHARDWAJ FOR YEARS, DIRECTOR ADITYA NIMBALKAR OF SECTOR 36 FAME HAS PASSED WITH FLYING COLOURS. SUMAN SHARMA CAPTURES HIS EUPHORIA