Why? Uttrakhand for Film Shootings

AMIT KEDAR SINGH MEHTA
2 min readJul 14, 2018

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Being, first rank in annual film output Bollywood never fails to impress audience whether it’s in terms of storyline, acting, songs, natural beauty or location. Filmmaker always prefers to shoot on location because they believe that greater REALISM can be achieved in a “real” place.

Shooting location is often motivated by budget consideration as a result directors are always in search of location in budget , which fulfills all their demand and one such place which Indian Cinema always prefer is Uttrakhand ,the place with unforgettable and mesmerizing Natural beauties. It has Highest Mountain Peak in Nanda Devi, Blossoming flower in Pushpavati Valley, Bridge of Tranquility in Rishikesh, Tapu in land of Trumpets, Pala Maradi in cities of Chambal has lush green beauty, white snow in Gangotri valley and many more places and whose scenic beauty makes tourist numb.

Uttrakhand the place of pilgrimages with a peaceful and safe destination not only has scenic pleasure and rustic but subsidies like hotels with star classification, easy availability of permits, tour operator, institution gives training in traditional art and many more subsidies to support tourism by the government is the prime reason to prefer Uttrakhand by directors for shooting. Apart from this public of Uttrakhand are supportive and friendly which makes easy for director to shoot without disturbance which avoid the directors stress to shoot in foreign country. And for all the directors of romantic movies never miss the opportunity of making your actors romancing in the place of heaven with eye mesmerizing scenes. Karan Johar one of the famous director of romantic movies has told Uttrakhand has given his film all those scenes and beauty which his film demands.

However, there are so many film line production which helps to shoot one of the most famous company is Sam Hills- film line production who provides shooting location by understanding the area of interest of film, accommodation facility according to budget and special requirements, location permits from government authorities assuring safety for crew and casts, camera, and equipment with various studios and all latest equipments so director could focus on important things easily. Who has done projects with the films like Garv starred by Salman Khan, Shubh Manglam Savdhan, Fitoor etc. However, upcoming movie Kedarnath produced by Ekta Kapoor has the beauty of Uttrakhand which will numb audience for sure.

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AMIT KEDAR SINGH MEHTA

Explored various exotic and unrevealed places of Uttarakhand. While growing up in this beautiful valley, with love for cinema in his heart Samhills.