Pune fast becoming Pollywood
Pune : The city of pensioners has long become city of IT peoples. And now Pune is emerging as a rival to its neighboring city Mumbai. Yes, the Mayanagari of Mumbai is slowly but steadily moving to Pune and the trend is limited not only to Bollywood but to Hollywood and Kollywood also.
The month long sojourn by Brangelina for the shooting of ‘A Mighty Heart’ has put Pune on global entertainment map. In the frenzy and hype of this film, famous Southern director S. Shankar also canned some dance and song sequences for his forthcoming film ‘Shivaji-the Boss’. A Rajinikant starrer, ‘Shivaji-the Boss’ had its previous schedules in Spain and Japan also. Then the crew landed straight at Panshet Dam, a 25 KM or something tourist destination from the city. The shooting was also held at various places including ‘Magarpatta City.’
Ram Gopal Varma, Priyadarshan, Gautam Menon…these are some prominent names in Bollywood who have worked repetitively in Pune and continue to do so. What’s more, Ramu’s ‘Vastu’ was based solely on a bungalow near Lonavala.
There was a time when only Marathi cinema was produced in Pune and most of the Marathi producers were based here. Historic vicinity of Pune provided ample ambience and limited motion ensured cost-affordability. All the while, Hindi cinema flourished in Mumbai. The scene has changed in the last decade and major production houses, both of big and small screen varieties choose Pune as a favored destination. Increasing facilities of transport, closeness to Mumbai, relatively low cost of work is some of the reasons why Bollywood is increasingly coming to Pune.
Pune : The city of pensioners has long become city of IT peoples. And now Pune is emerging as a rival to its neighboring city Mumbai. Yes, the Mayanagari of Mumbai is slowly but steadily moving to Pune and the trend is limited not only to Bollywood but to Hollywood and Kollywood also.
The month long sojourn by Brangelina for the shooting of ‘A Mighty Heart’ has put Pune on global entertainment map. In the frenzy and hype of this film, famous Southern director S. Shankar also canned some dance and song sequences for his forthcoming film ‘Shivaji-the Boss’. A Rajinikant starrer, ‘Shivaji-the Boss’ had its previous schedules in Spain and Japan also. Then the crew landed straight at Panshet Dam, a 25 KM or something tourist destination from the city. The shooting was also held at various places including ‘Magarpatta City.’
Ram Gopal Varma, Priyadarshan, Gautam Menon…these are some prominent names in Bollywood who have worked repetitively in Pune and continue to do so. What’s more, Ramu’s ‘Vastu’ was based solely on a bungalow near Lonavala.
There was a time when only Marathi cinema was produced in Pune and most of the Marathi producers were based here. Historic vicinity of Pune provided ample ambience and limited motion ensured cost-affordability. All the while, Hindi cinema flourished in Mumbai. The scene has changed in the last decade and major production houses, both of big and small screen varieties choose Pune as a favored destination. Increasing facilities of transport, closeness to Mumbai, relatively low cost of work is some of the reasons why Bollywood is increasingly coming to Pune.
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