Ramoji Film City
 Entrance to Ramoji Film City |
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| Type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Motion pictures |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Headquarters |
Indian NH9 Highway, near Hayathnagar |
| Key people | Ramoji Rao, Founder, Ramoji Group |
| Owner(s) | Ramoji Rao |
| Parent | Ramoji Group |
| Website | www.ramojifilmcity.com |
Ramoji Film City (RFC; Telugu: రామోజీ ఫిలిం సిటీ) is one of the world’s largest integrated film studio complexes at over 2,000 acres (8.1 km2) of land, situated in India near Hayathnagar and Peddamberpet on Hyderabad.[1] It is also a popular tourism and recreation centre, containing both natural and artificial attractions including an amusement park. The Outer Ring Road Phase 2 has acquired lands at the entrance and is set to intersect the city.[2][3]
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[edit] History
Film producer Ramoji Rao, head of Ramoji Group, opened the facility in 1996. The creation of the Ramoji Film City was an outcome of the Group's association with Indian cinema throughUsha Kiran Movies, its dedicated film production house, which has produced over 80 films in several languages such as Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi , Tamil, Kannada, Marathi and Bangla. [4]
[edit] Tourism
Every year, the studios attracts over a million tourists, and the complex creates revenues in billions of rupees. Located at the entrance of the film city are the 3-star hotel, Tara and a 5-star hotel, Sitara for the film production units as well as for tourists. Once inside, there is Hawa Mahal, an intricate miniature Golconda Fort, which is on a hilltop from which one can have a Bird's-eye view of the whole studio. The Film City provides honeymoon packages and banquet halls for corporate retreats and conventions.[5]
The vintage Film City coaches shuttle visitors around the studios on a guided tour. There are several settings in the studios which lead the visitors from streets of the Mauryan Empire or the Mughal Empire or even the American Old West. There's also the famous Hollywood sign displayed on the hills at the studios.
[edit] Image gallery
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Delhi's Mughal gardens at RFC, one of the many gardens at the city
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Brindhavan garden setting.jpg
Vrindavan Garden, Mysore replicated at the city
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A set in Ramoji city.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Ramoji Film City sets record". The Hindu. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2005/08/03/stories/2005080301301901.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
- ^ Md A Basith, TNN, Jul 6, 2006, 02.19am IST (2006-07-06). "Ramoji Film City may lose land to ORR - Hyderabad - City - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1709188.cms. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
- ^ "Guinness World Records certifies Ramoji Film City as the World's largest Film Studio Complex". Ramoji Film City. Archived from the original on 2008-04-02. http://web.archive.org/web/20080402131558/http://www.ramojifilmcity.com/tourist/abtrfc_guinessrecord.html. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
- ^ "About Ramoji Film City". http://www.ramojifilmcity.com/flash/film/About_Ramoji.html.
- ^ Morrison, Donald (2006-12-31). "On the Back Lot at the Other Bollywood". The New York Times. http://travel.nytimes.com/2006/12/31/travel/31journeys.html. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
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