Film City in Kolhapur Coming Up Soon

Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan stressed on adopting new technology and said that the state is trying to facilitate filmmakers with alternate locations for shoots.

He felt regional media and filmmaking is creating a lot of excitement the state is, therefore, trying to create alternate locations for film shoots.

"A filmcity in Kolhapur (in southern Maharashtra) will come with a lot of financial incentive to work in that city," he said while speaking at the inaugural of the 13th edition of the three-day global convention FICCI-FRAMES.

Talking about the use of technology, he said: "A huge employment opportunity has been created in a lot of areas in entertainment. We have to begun to use power of technology to educate our people via broadband, internet. Digitalization will hence create a more equal society."