WEB DESK
Uttar Pradesh Government has decided to set up a dedicated Infotainment Zone, film city and rolled out an open offer to film fraternity to come to the state.
Within days of the announcement about the Film City in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Tuesday said that 1000 acre of land has been identified in Gautam Budh Nagar by Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) where the Infotainment Zone will be set up with all World Class Civil, Public and Technological facilities.
Welcoming the decision, stalwarts of the Film fraternity have thanked the state government and said that it is right step at the right time.
A bevy of film personalities spoke with the Chief Minister who presided over the meeting with them on setting up the film industry in UP.
The proposed site of film city is just an hour away from New Delhi and very close to the proposed International Airport at Jewar.
Having also been close to Agra, the city of Taj, Mathura, the birthplace of Krishna and near to the proposed logistic hub in Noida, the proposed dry port and freight corridor this zone provide all facilities of transport and movement.
According to the present trend of OTT and Media Streaming Platforms this Zone will have the High Capacity ,World Class data Centre along with all pre-production and the post-production infrastructure, processing labs, VFX and digital technology of international level.
Yogi Adityanath said that the policies of Industries will be applicable for the takers and Single Window Mechanism will be used to facilitate those who want to come here and set up their studio.
Ace Art Director Nitin Desai offered to set up an entire Film City on the lines of what he has been set up in Mumbai.
Sandeep Singh of Vistas Media, a Singapore based Company, has also offered to set up a Film Academy with an initial investment of 10 million Dollars.
