Bollywood big banners arrive in Kashmir
3 years, 11 months ago

Bollywood big banners arrive in Kashmir

The Hindu  

Bollywood’s big banners on Thursday arrived in Kashmir giving a major shot in the arm to the tourism sector which is facing over ₹2,615 crore revenue loss and around 65,000 job losses since the Centre ended J&K’s special status in August, 2019. The 24-member Bollywood delegation included members of the Ajay Devgun Films, the Sanjay Dutt Productions, the Reliance Entertainment, the Rohit Shetty Films, the Zee Studios, the Adhikari Brothers & SAB, the Endemol, director Rajkumar Hirani and the Excel Entertainment. Kashmir has been receiving good response from the film-makers since the opening of the tourism here in addition to the regional entertainment houses for shooting song sequences and commercial ads,” Director, Tourism, Kashmir, G.N. “The Producers Guild has praised the beauty of Gulmarg and expressed keen desire to shoot for their upcoming film projects at various locations in Kashmir,” a tourism official said.

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Jammu Kashmir administration’s newly unveiled policy to incentivise film shooting in scenic Kashmir
5 months, 1 week ago

Jammu Kashmir administration’s newly unveiled policy to incentivise film shooting in scenic Kashmir

The Hindu  

Picturesque locales in Kashmir, including places that remained out of bounds for security reasons, will be opened up to filmmakers for the first time in more than three decades to revive and upscale the valley’s tryst with Bollywood. The Jammu and Kashmir Film Policy 2024, unveiled in Srinagar by J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on August 1, seeks to provide …

Kashmir valley abuzz with tourists in first half of 2024, arrivals up 30%
6 months ago

Kashmir valley abuzz with tourists in first half of 2024, arrivals up 30%

Hindustan Times  

Kashmir recorded a tourist footfall of 15.65 lakh in the first half of 2024, registering an increase of 20% over last year’s 13 lakh in the same period. Officials said the Himalayan valley is drawing an increasing number of visitors from different states of the country and also from other countries visiting places like Dal Lake, tulip garden and Mughal …

Jammu & Kashmir L-G Manoj Sinha flags issue of State-sponsored terrorism at G20 meet in Srinagar
1 year, 7 months ago

Jammu & Kashmir L-G Manoj Sinha flags issue of State-sponsored terrorism at G20 meet in Srinagar

The Hindu  

Jammu & Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on May 23 flagged the issue of State- “For almost 30 years, this land of peaceful co-existence of almost all religious sects had to suffer State- Around 60 foreign delegates from G20 countries are among the 122 participants taking part in the working group meeting in Srinagar. It’s aimed at deliberating over green …

G20 meet in J&K: 'No better place than Kashmir to shoot movies,' Govt extends full support to filmmakers
1 year, 7 months ago

G20 meet in J&K: 'No better place than Kashmir to shoot movies,' Govt extends full support to filmmakers

India TV News  

G20 meet in J&K: On the sidelines of the G20 meeting taking place in Srinagar, G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant on Monday said that there cannot be a better place than Kashmir for shooting movies adding the government will go out of its way in providing assistance in shooting movies. "We'll go out of our way in providing assistance in shooting …

Jammu and Kashmir's film tourism takes flight with 300 new, unexplored shooting destinations
1 year, 8 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir's film tourism takes flight with 300 new, unexplored shooting destinations

Hindustan Times  

Jammu and Kashmir is set to become prime destination for the film industry as the government has identified around 300 unexplored destinations for film shootings. Jammu and Kashmir's film tourism takes flight with 300 new, unexplored shooting destinations The Union Territory government and Tourism Department have taken this initiative to promote the beauty of Jammu and Kashmir, which was once …

After a gap of five decades, a film made in Kashmir is set to hit the silver screen
1 year, 8 months ago

After a gap of five decades, a film made in Kashmir is set to hit the silver screen

The Hindu  

In Kashmir’s chequered cinema history, it is after more than 50 years that promos of a locally-made Bollywood movie, Welcome to Kashmir, were released at a cinema hall in Srinagar, a major leap for an otherwise defunct film industry, with just one cinema hall in the Valley functioning and over a dozen halls closed down in the past 30 years. …

J&K will host record 2 crore tourists this year: L-G
1 year, 8 months ago

J&K will host record 2 crore tourists this year: L-G

The Hindu  

The Jammu and Kashmir administration aims to host a record two crore tourists this year, J&K Lieutenant-Governor Manoj Sinha said on April 27, as he inaugurated the first ever outside private medical college and handed over flats to Kashmiri Pandit employees in Kashmir. “Last year, a record number of 1.88 crore tourists visited J&K. Increased flight operations in both Jammu …

Is Kashmir safe for film shooting?
2 years, 3 months ago

Is Kashmir safe for film shooting?

Firstpost  

In the last two years, the unofficial embargo on shooting in Kashmir was lifted in Bollywood with more Mumbai units shooting there. Alia Bhatt who played the lead in her father Mahesh Bhatt’s Sadak 2 confirmed to this writer that the shooting of the film in Kashmir had been cancelled and moved to another location. Recalling his family’s long association …

Kashmiris remained entertainment starved for three decades: L-G Sinha
2 years, 3 months ago

Kashmiris remained entertainment starved for three decades: L-G Sinha

Deccan Chronicle  

SRINAGAR: Kashmir Valley’s first multiplex was opened in the capital Srinagar on Tuesday with a special screening of Laal Singh Chaddha, the comedy-drama film directed by Advait Chandan from a screenplay by Eric Roth and Atul Kulkarni at one of its theatres. This comes days after two multipurpose cinema houses were inaugurated by Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha …

Bollywood films struggle at box office whereas Hollywood and South Indian tentpoles continue to soar
2 years, 5 months ago

Bollywood films struggle at box office whereas Hollywood and South Indian tentpoles continue to soar

India TV News  

Even as Bollywood still struggles at the box office, Hollywood and South Indian tentpoles continue to soar to unprecedented heights. Independent film trade analyst Sumit Kadel, commenting on the figures, said 'Thor' has seen fifth-highest opening weekend ever for a Hollywood film in India. As for the clash that will unfold next month with the release of the Aamir Khan-starrer …

Filmmakers throng scenic Kashmir for outdoor shooting
2 years, 7 months ago

Filmmakers throng scenic Kashmir for outdoor shooting

Deccan Chronicle  

SRINAGAR: Filmmakers, mainly from Bollywood and Tollywood, are making a beeline for shooting in the scenic splendour of locales of Jammu and Kashmir especially after the recent launch of the Union Territory’s maiden film policy by Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, officials here said on Friday. An official release issued here said that in January 2021, Bollywood’s big banners arrived in …

Darshan Kumaar on humongous success of The Kashmir Files: "It has turned out to be people's film"
2 years, 7 months ago

Darshan Kumaar on humongous success of The Kashmir Files: "It has turned out to be people's film"

Firstpost  

In a recent interaction, Darshan Kumaar shared his thoughts on the blockbuster success of The Kashmir Files. Filmmaker Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri ’s The Kashmir Files, which released in March this year, has turned out to be an all-time blockbuster and one of the most profitable films in the history of Indian cinema. While fans, who didn’t watch the film on …

‘More beautiful than Europe’: Kashmir tourism to hit 10-year high
2 years, 9 months ago

‘More beautiful than Europe’: Kashmir tourism to hit 10-year high

Al Jazeera  

The Indian-administered Kashmir region is attracting record numbers of tourists after the easing of pandemic restrictions and some improvement in the security situation, bolstering local businesses. Tourist arrivals are set to touch a 10-year high this year after more than 340,000 tourists have come since January, local tour operators and government officials said, despite restrictions on foreign tourists and some …

As Guns Start to Fall Silent, Tourism Booms in Kashmir — Local Officials Say 2022 May Shatter All Records
2 years, 9 months ago

As Guns Start to Fall Silent, Tourism Booms in Kashmir — Local Officials Say 2022 May Shatter All Records

News 18  

Going by the footfall in the first three months of the year, Kashmir is poised to break the number of 13 lakh tourist arrivals recorded in 2011. “This is a record number of flights in the aviation history of Kashmir,” an airport official said, adding 50 to 65 flights would usually operate in peak summers here and even fewer in …

The Kashmir Files earnings surpass Bollywood A-list releases by 6th day
2 years, 9 months ago

The Kashmir Files earnings surpass Bollywood A-list releases by 6th day

Op India  

Vivek Agnihotri’s gut-wrenching movie ‘The Kashmir Files’ is steadily inching closer to becoming one of the biggest blockbuster movies of recent times. Aside from Sooryavanshi, The Kashmir Files outperformed other releases such as Alia Bhatt’s Gangubai Kathiawadi, which earned Rs 6.21 crore, and Ranveer Singh’s 83, which earned Rs 5.67 crore. Whereas, Vivek Agnihotri’s small budget movie, The Kashmir Files’ …

Cheer as Kashmir sees over 2.5 lakh tourists in two months
3 years ago

Cheer as Kashmir sees over 2.5 lakh tourists in two months

The Hindu  

This December, the buzz on the famous Boulevard Road around the Dal lake in Srinagar saw an unprecedented scale, even after the sundown with the freezing temperatures engulfing the place, while most high-end hotels in Gulmarg and Pahalgam put up the ‘sold out’ tags online. The reason behind the busy streets here is that Kashmir, for the first time in …

The New Integration For Jammu & Kashmir
3 years, 7 months ago

The New Integration For Jammu & Kashmir

News 18  

On the eve of Eid, when the people of Jammu & Kashmir and entire world are grappling with the deadly pandemic that is continuing to cause widespread loss of precious human lives, there is some faint ray of hope emerging for the future of Kashmir valley. A new breed of younger Kashmiri men and women, who are studying in educational …

Jammu and Kashmir to host a mega event, showcase its myriad tourism products
3 years, 8 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir to host a mega event, showcase its myriad tourism products

Hindustan Times  

The Ministry of Tourism will organise a mega event to showcase the myriad tourism products of Jammu and Kashmir from April 11 to 13, an official statement said on Saturday. Jammu and Kashmir to host a mega event, showcase its myriad tourism products The event titled 'Tapping the Potential of Kashmir: Another Day in Paradise' will be held in Srinagar. …

Time to rediscover, reposition Kashmir, say Bollywood production houses
3 years, 11 months ago

Time to rediscover, reposition Kashmir, say Bollywood production houses

The Hindu  

Top Bollywood production houses on Friday called for “rediscovering and repositioning of Kashmir as a major shooting destination”, as they made their first visit to the Valley since the abrogation of J&K’s special status in 2019. Meena Ayer, CEO of Ajay Devgan Productions, said, “Kashmir has untapped locations and offers much more scenic beauty than even Switzerland.” A 24-member delegation …

Bollywood Big Banners in Kashmir to Explore Locations for Upcoming Films
3 years, 11 months ago

Bollywood Big Banners in Kashmir to Explore Locations for Upcoming Films

News 18  

The big banners of Bollywood are on a four-day visit to Kashmir to explore the scenic backdrops of the Valley for their future film projects. The top names which have arrived include Ajay Devgn Films, Sanjay Dutt Productions, Reliance Entertainment, Rohit Shetty Films, Zee Studios, Adhikari Brothers & SAB, Endemol, Rajkumar Hirani, Excel Entertainment, etc., besides representatives from the Producers …

Ajay Devgn, Rohit Shetty and other big Bollywood banners recce Kashmir for future films
3 years, 11 months ago

Ajay Devgn, Rohit Shetty and other big Bollywood banners recce Kashmir for future films

India Today  

In order to give a major impetus to the tourism sector in Jammu & Kashmir, a 24-member Bollywood delegations from top Bollywood production houses reached Kashmir on Thursday. Big Bollywood banners, including Ajay Devgn Films, Sanjay Dutt Productions, Reliance Entertainment, Rohit Shetty Films, Zee Studios, Adhikari Brothers & SAB, Endemol, Rajkumar Hirani, Excel Entertainment, besides representatives from the Producers Guild …

J&K government’s bid to revive Bollywood connect to boost tourist footfall
5 years ago

J&K government’s bid to revive Bollywood connect to boost tourist footfall

The Hindu  

The J&K administration used popular Bollywood singer Muhammad Rafi’s 11th award ceremony to woo back film-makers, first such outreach post abrogation of special status on August 5. Referring to Bollywood’s frequent shootings in the 1980s, Mr. Khan said the film industry had a very cherished and affectionate relationship with Kashmir in the eighties and early nineties but due to various …

Come to Kashmir: PM Narendra Modi tells Bollywood, Telugu, Tamil film industries
5 years, 5 months ago

Come to Kashmir: PM Narendra Modi tells Bollywood, Telugu, Tamil film industries

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday evening addressed the nation after the Indian government's decision to scrap Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking about the decision to strip Jammu and Kashmir of its special status, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, among several other things, said that the entire world will now come to The Valley to shoot films. "I urge …

Paradise lost?
5 years, 5 months ago

Paradise lost?

Deccan Chronicle  

After the political unrest in Kashmir and the eruption of militancy, the depiction of the Valley in movies has changed over the years. While films like Kashmir Ki Kali, Silsila, Roza, Jab Jab Phool Khile, Kabhi Kabhi, Aap Ki Kasam, Heena, Janwar, Raazi, Manmarziyaan, Notebook among others, romanticised the valley’s natural beauty, films like Saat Khoon Maaf, Highway wove stories …

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