Film City

Film City

When people think of Mumbai, Bollywood readily comes to mind. Film City is an incorporated film studio complex situated near Sanjay Gandhi National Park at Goregaon East, Mumbai in India. It has several recording rooms, gardens, lakes, theaters and grounds that serve as the venue of many Bollywood film shootings.
It was built by the state government to offer facilities and concessions to the film industry. It was renamed Dadasaheb Phalke Nagar in memory of the Marathi producer-director-screenwriter Dadasaheb Phalke who was father of Indian film industry.
Mumbai is the center of India’s booming “Bollywood” film industry, which produces over 100 films each year. Film City was built by the Maharastra state government in 1978 to help the Bollywood film industry and provide facilities for it. The sprawling complex covers nearly 350 acres and comes fully equipped with almost 20 indoor studios, as well as outdoor settings for filming.
Unluckily, Mumbai Film City is not open to the public unless special approval is obtained. However, it’s possible to visit it on an organized tour.