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Oman invites Bollywood filmmakers on location scouting trip
Oman, on the south-east coast of the Arabian Peninsula, has invited a group of Bollywood filmmakers on a location scouting trip. Filmmaker Ashwini Chaudhary, director Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan and film producer Anjum Rizvi have been enjoying their first visits…
Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios reaches out to Bollywood filming industry
Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios (PIMS) has been reaching out to the film industry in India. The aim is to encourage more Bollywood productions to use the new facility – scheduled to open in May 2013 – while also potentially boosting…
Special India events target film tourism and international filming boosts
Movie industry professionals in India want to boost film tourism in the country and encourage Bollywood to become more international. A single-platform event has been created that brings together Indian producers and directors with international tourism boards. The India International…
India to capitalise on Life of Pi movie locations to boost film tourism
India plans to capitalise on shoot locations from Ang Lee’s critically-acclaimed feature Life of Pi to boost regional film tourism. The movie’s story starts in a zoo in India before following Pi’s struggle to survive while adrift in the Pacific…
Bollywood considers Philippines’ highest bridge for action movie filming
Bollywood producers are considering the Philippines’ highest bridge for scenes in upcoming action thriller Dhoom3. The Agas-Agas Bridge connects two mountain roads in the Southern Leyte region of the central Philippines. Filming could start in the next few weeks and…
Two new Bollywood movies to film on location in London in 2013
Two new Bollywood movies will film on location in London in 2013. Housefull 3, starring Akshay Kumar, and Kick, starring Salman Khan, have a combined budget of GBP35 million and will stay in the capital for post-production. The announcement came…
Bollywood movie films on location in Oman with star Harman Baweja
A new Bollywood movie has filmed on location in Oman with star Harman Baweja. Dhishkiyaon spent ten days shooting near Muscat in the north of the sultanate, which lies on the eastern tip of the Arabian Peninsula. Renny Johnson runs…
Bollywood moviemaking visits to UK drive Mumbai film tourism
Film tourism from the UK to Mumbai is growing, due partly to an increase in the number of Bollywood productions filming in Britain. Virgin Atlantic launched a new daily flight from London to Mumbai in late October 2012 and credits…
India and Spain sign location filming agreement to boost regional production
India and Spain have signed a location filming agreement designed to boost production in each respective country. Neither nation offers a formal filming incentive programme but the deal is intended to improve how they share their filmmaking and artistic resources.…
RU Films stages Bollywood action adventure in Budapest for Hero Motocorp
Mumbai-based RU Films has brought Bollywood-flavoured action to Budapest in a spot for Indian vehicle manufacturer Hero Motocorp. The ad shows Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor stoically recalling his adventures as he’s held captive by gangsters on a city bridge. The…