The valleys of Uttarakhand are pleasing to the filmmakers, shooting of many Bollywood films took place, the actor-director praised the film policy of the state.

Dehradun . Uttarakhand Film Development Council participated in the Film Bazaar, Goa in the 55th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI). In this episode, today in the Knowledge Series, the new film policy 2024 of Uttarakhand state government was discussed. The title of the knowledge series was Building Film Friendly Uttarakhand – Initiatives – Incentives and the Role of Stakeholders. During the discussion, film actor and director Anant Mahadevan Narayan, who was present on the stage, said that Uttarakhand has a simple shooting process, which should be appreciated. Ananth Mahadevan shared his experience of shooting his film in Uttarakhand from permission to completion and was praised for all the help provided by the local people.

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Lots of shooting locations in Uttarakhand

Actor Amit Sial narrated his experiences during his film “Tikadam” which was shot in Khurpatal, Nainital district of Uttarakhand. He said that the cordial nature of the state of Uttarakhand and its people will always be remembered. He said that whenever he gets a chance, he would like to shoot in Uttarakhand again. He also appreciated the new film policy. He said that the film policy is quite attractive, other film producers and directors should also come to Uttarakhand for shooting.

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Actress Shruti Pawar shared her experience

Actress Shruti Pawar, while sharing her first shooting experience in Dehradun, said that today the state government is promoting national and international level films in the state in every possible way through the film policy. Terming Uttarakhand as “No less than Switzerland”, he said that there are many shooting locations here and the state government is also giving full cooperation. He praised the Chief Minister of the state Pushkar Singh Dhami and described “Uttarakhand Film Policy 2024” as an important step for the future.

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Film producer from Australia praised

Filmmaker Anupam Sharma, who came from Australia, said that a biopic film is being made on Australian-born famous country singer Bobby Cash. Half of this film will be shot in Australia and half in Uttarakhand. This will give Uttarakhand international recognition. Dr. Nitin Upadhyay, Joint Chief Executive Officer and Nodal Officer of Uttarakhand Film Development Council, gave detailed information about Uttarakhand Film Policy 2024. He said that as per the guidance and vision of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, the new Film Policy 2024 has been implemented in the state. He said that the new film policy has focused on the principle of 3T (Talent-Technology and Training).

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Resource directory creation in progress

Dr. Upadhyay said that the work of creating location and resource directory is already going on in Uttarakhand. A national website is being created under the Indian Cine Hub, an organization of the Government of India, in which the locations and resources of Uttarakhand are being updated. The film industry is being developed at the local level. Work is being done keeping in mind the employment generation related to films at the local level. On this occasion, Joint Chief Executive Officer of the Council, Dr. Nitin Upadhyay also presented mementoes to all the guests present on the stage. Film producer and director Shalini Shah, actor and senior journalist Satish Sharma, Om Prakash Bhatt, NFDC were present in the program. Senior officials of Film Bazaar and representatives of other states participating in the film market were present.