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Can Maximum City get a new dream factory?
Updated On: 13 July, 2024 03:29 PM IST | Mumbai | Mohar Basu
Film body urges Maha’s Revenue Minister Patil for new Film City in Mumbai; recommends R10k crore investment to build a property along the lines of UP’s project
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For decades, the Film City in Goregaon has been the hub of countless movie and television shoots. But of late, many in the entertainment circle feel that the property is unable to accommodate the burgeoning film industry’s demands. On July 10, the All Indian Cine Workers Association (AICWA) had a meeting with Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, Maharashtra’s Revenue Minister, to discuss their proposal of the state investing R10,000 crore in constructing a new Film City.
The AICWA underlined that the existing Film City is primarily situated on forest land, rendering it impossible to expand further. Citing the example of Uttar Pradesh’s in-the-works Film City, which boasts proximity to metro stations and an airport, they emphasised the need for a new facility in Mumbai. Suresh Shyamlal Gupta, President, AICWA, shares, “We met with Patil Sir, and he has assured us that he will take up the matter with the Chief Minister [Eknath Shinde] and Ajit Pawar [Deputy Chief Minister]. The existing Film City cannot be developed further. Our infrastructure doesn’t match up [to the needs] of the film industry. The UP government has ensured that there is metro and airport connectivity, and everything possible [in the Noida Film City]. What is done for Bollywood here?”
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