Sikkim Govt, after UP, proposes for establishment of FILM CITY

 

The Film City Complex envisages an Acting School, different kinds of Film Sets as well as Artificial Sets, Ramps for fashion events, Miniplex Cinema, Amphi Theatre, Mobile Theatre, Concert Halls, Recreation Park, Editing Studios, Sound Studios, and other important structures supplementary of an ideal set up of a film city. The state govt team also briefed the minister about the plan to host a Global Film Festival at Sikkim in the month of April, this year. The four-day festival is expected to provide an international platform for the film fraternity including professional Filmmakers, film enthusiasts and film/media students.

 

Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh appreciated the State govt's initiative and said Sikkim, like Kashmir, has picturesque locations to offer for film shooting. He said, the versatility of Sikkim's scenic beauty has attracted Film makers right from the beginning and leading film personalities like Dev Anand preferred Sikkim as one of the favorite locations and had gone to the extent of shooting the maximum portion of the blockbuster all-time hit 'Jewel Thief' in Sikkim.

The minister stressed about several desirable locations in Northeast, particularly in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh, which have remained under-utilised because of lack of infrastructure and lack of provision to place the required equipment. He said, the Modi government has sanctioned a Film and Television Institute for Arunachal Pradesh and with the coming up of a Film City in Sikkim, it will be possible to overcome the shortcomings which have discouraged Filmmakers to use these locations even when they were willing to do so.