KL Report
SRINAGAR
J-K CM currently camped in film city Mumbai termed Bollywood an integral part of Kashmir’s ‘fairy tale’.
Mufti Muhammad Sayeed who was in Mumbai to date who’s who of Bollywood requested them to rediscover the state as a destination for the film shoots.
Those who turned up for the event including Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Vishal Bharadwaj, Anupam Kher, Irrfan Khan and others.
“The state is eager to revive its association with the Bollywood,” Sayeed told the biggies of Bollywood by assuring them all the facilities including foolproof security.
Once a favourite Bollywood destination, Kashmir skidded from the preference list of the Hindi Film industry after armed uprising against India rule started in the region in 1989. But from last few years, Bollywood is back in valley. “I never faced any problem while shooting in the state,” said Vishal Bharadwaj, director of film ‘Haider’ — set in Kashmir.
Mufti said his government is mulling to improve tourism in off-season period as well by bringing chartered flights.
Before spending evening with Bollywood, Mufti earlier separately met superstars Shah Rukh Khan and the legendary actor Dilip Kumar.
