Extending warm invitation to the doyens and bigwigs of the Mumbai film industry to the captivating charms of the Jammu-Kashmir's scenic beauty and hospitality, Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed urged the country’s premier film fraternity to roll out their cameras again and renew their romance with the ‘Paradise on Earth’. He said J&K’s greatest tourism marketing will be through the Bollywood film industry, which will find the State the most ideal location for shooting its films. Mufti Sayeed, who also holds the charge of Tourism Department, was speaking over a dinner thrown for a galaxy of leading film stars, producers and directors in Mumbai. Positive thing is that some of the biggest names of Bollywood film industry including Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Imtiaz Ali, Sudhir Mishra, Ramesh Sippy, Anupam Kher, Madhur Bhandarkar, Rishi Kapoor, Pooja Bhat, Boney Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Kunal Khemu, Soha Ali Khan, Gulshan Grover, Sanjay Suri, Gul Panag attended the dinner organised by J&K Government. Asking the big production houses of the film industry to come back and experience the beauty of J&K again, the Chief Minister said anyone who visualizes an idea, the State has a location to offer. “People want to see the real beauty of Kashmir through your cameras. You become brand ambassadors of our tourism sector, which remains the backbone of our economy,” he said. Speaking on the occasion, many stars and filmmakers including Rishi Kapoor, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Irrfan Khan and Anupam Kher, shared their past experiences and future plans of making films in Kashmir. They assured the Chief Minister of Bollywood’s full support in reviving ties with J&K.
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