Aamir Khan, Rajkumar Hirani and Mahaveer Jain will join Hon. Lieutenant Governor of Jammu And Kashmir Manoj Sinha in Srinagar on Thursday, August 5 to launch a new film policy to make Kashmir a favourite shooting-friendly destination.
Earlier a delegation of leading filmmakers like; Imtiaz Ali, Nitesh Tiwari, Dinesh Vijan, Ekta Kapoor, Ashwiny Iyer, Ssanjay Tripaathy, led by Producer Mahaveer Jain met Hon. LG Mr Sinha and Principal Secretary to the LG Mr Nitishwar ji in Mumbai and shared their suggestions to draft this new film policy to encourage film-shooting in J&K.The development comes days after Aamir Khan and his ex-wife Kiran Rao met Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha wherein they discussed how J&K can be made a “favourite” shooting location.
Manoj Sinha tweeted, “Met renowned film actor Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao today. We discussed new film policy of J&K, which will be released shortly. The discussion also focused on reviving J&K glory in Bollywood and making it a favourite film shooting destination.”
The meeting was also focused on reviving the state’s glory in Bollywood and making it a favourite film shooting destination for the filmmakers. On a related note, this is not the first time that such meeting has taken place, but Bollywood has already started looking to explore scenic backdrops for future film projects in Kashmir.
In late January some of the biggest banner houses like Devgn Films, Sanjay Dutt Productions, Reliance Entertainment, Rohit Shetty Films, Zee Studios, and more were welcomed by Director, Tourism, Kashmir, Dr GN Itoo to discuss new film opportunities with the state.
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