Hyderabad Will Be Hub For Shootings

When the agitation for Telangana was at its peak, the Telugu film industry was functioning in a completely insecure atmosphere. The pro-Telangana activists were attacking film stars and ransacking shooting sets, creating a fear psychosis among producers and actors. 

Shooting a film in and around Hyderabad was a nightmare for them. Now that the Telangana State is formed, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi government is desperately wooing the film industry to stay put in Hyderabad so as to get the maximum revenue. Apart from promising lands and studios, the government is also facilitating shootings. 

TRS Member of Lok Sabha from Nizamabad K Kavitha on Friday said the TRS government in the State would make all out efforts to develop Hyderabad as the hub for film shootings in the coming years.

She said that Chief Minister KCR has stepped up the efforts to create Film city at the sprawling Rachakonda area in Rangareddy district, and the Government was proceeding in that direction. It may be recalled that KCR has already conducted an aerial survey of Rachakonda area for setting up of the Film city. 

Kavitha said that she had discussed with KCR about giving concessions to those who wish to conduct shooting in Hyderabad.