UP CM Yogi Adityanath to meet Bollywood’s top personalities to discuss about the upcoming film city in the state

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will meet Bollywood’s biggies to discuss about the upcoming film city in the state. The meeting will be held in CM’s residence.

Several actor, directors and producers will reach CM Yogi’s residence today to take part in the meeting. While some of them will join him through video conferencing.

 This will be the first such meeting held after Yogi Adityanath’s announcement of the making India’s “biggest and most beautiful” Film City in Gautam Buddh Nagar.

The list includes filmmakers like Subhash Ghai, Om Raut, Saundarya, and playback singers like Kailash Kher, Udit Narayan along with many others.

Yogi has planned to hold a direct dialogue with the top filmmakers of the industry to understand their needs and requirements, the kind of rebates they require to set-up their film studios in UP, sources say.

Four sites, Lucknow-Kanpur Road, Agra, Benaras and Yamuna Expressway, have been shortlisted for the purpose. Two sites would be finalised after consultation with the producers.

“We have been asked to make our film industry police even more attractive considering the present investment scenario. Over the past decade, more than 200 feature, short and web films were shot in UP and the government offered them Rs 50 crore rebates to 56 films,” a senior official said.