Over
the past decades, India has seen a rise in the creative talent, which is most
utilised in films. Though Bollywood is what makes Indian film industry popular
to the world, the other regional film industries too have kept their standards
high. Film shooting is one of the major areas of film production. The shooting
locations are carefully chosen to match the requirements of the project and the
budget. When some of the replicas are created for high budget films, many of
them still depend on film cities that offer varieties of readily available
shooting sets. India has a number of film cities that are worth visiting. IAAN
Blog has listed the top film cities in India for you!
1. Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad
Ramoji
Film City in Hyderabad is world's largest integrated film city. The
spellbinding film studio complex is a place where films are shot extensively
through the year. Millions of tourists and travellers visit this vast space to
enjoy the marvellous sights of the film city. Some of the major attractions
here include lush green gardens, world-class movie sets and structures like a
hospital, police headquarters, model of Taj Mahal, a dummy airport, etc. It is
nothing less than a visual treat. You may need two days to fully experience the
whole film city, though one day tours are also not rare here.
2. Mumbai Film City, Mumbai
The
Mumbai Film City or Dadasaheb Phalke Chitranagari, is one of the most visited
film cities in India. Since it was founded in 1911, it has been wildly utilised
for Bollywood and other films as well. The film city is equipped with modern
amenities and tools required for filmmaking. The manmade structures include
fake mountains, fountains, lakes, cities, villages among the rest that can be
hardly differentiated from the real ones. A day tour around the film city is
worth it.
3. Innovative Film City, Bengaluru
Located
on the outskirts of the city of Bengaluru, Innovate Film City is a tourist
attraction that is worth a visit. The various segments inside the film city
include Cartoon City, Aqua Kingdom, Dino Park, Mini Golf, Petting Zoo, Haunted
Mansion, Innovative Talkies and Mirror Maze. This film city has a number of
museums like Fossil Museum, Wax Museum, Tribal Museum and Oddities Museum.
Visitors can try various adventure activities like bungee jumping, archery,
bull riding and net cricket.
4. Noida Film City, Noida
Located
in Noida close to Delhi, the Noida Film City is one of the major attractions of
the city. Spread across 100 acres of land, this film city has been a venue for
many Bollywood films, TV serials, ad films and other shows aired on various TV
channels.
5. MGR Film City, Chennai
Built
in 1994, MGR film city is visited by filmmmakers are tourists alike. This film
city has various sets that can be used for films. Replicas of cities and
villages, church, lake, temple, mosque, post office, etc. are attractions of
the film city.
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