Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday launched the plan to set up a film city in Uttar Pradesh and also offered the film industry to visit the state.
Yogi also announced that 1,000 acre of land has been identified in Gautam Budh Nagar by Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) where the "Dedicated Infotainment Zone" will be set up with all world-class civil, public and technological facilities, a statement from the chief minister''s office stated.
"The chief minister said the proposed site is just an hour away from New Delhi and very close to the proposed international airport at Jewar, which is going to be the biggest greenfield airport of Asia," it stated.
The statement said the location is also close to "Agra, the city of Taj Mahal, Mathura, the birthplace of Lord Krishna, and near the proposed logistic hub in Noida, the proposed dry port and freight corridor, thus providing all facilities of transport and movement".
"The state government today approved the proposal for setting up a film city in Sector 21 along the Yamuna Expressway in Gautam Buddh Nagar," said YEIDA''s Officer on Special Duty Shailendra Bhatia.
On Tuesday UP CM held a meeting with filmmakers and artists, including veteran actor Anupam Kher, Satish Kaushik, Udit Narayan, Kailash Kher, Film Producer Association chairman Ashok Pandit, and exuded confidence about the proposed film city living up to the expectations of the industry.
Some interactions were done via video conferencing.
"The Indian cinema gets a new stage, that''s the need of the hour," he told the meeting, according to a tweet by his office.