| Company type | Government held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film industry |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Headquarters | Goregaon East, Mumbai, Maharashtra , |
Area served | 520 acres |
Key people | Sudhir Mungantiwar, minister of Cultural Affairs of Maharashtra and chairman of MFSCDC |
| Owner | Government of Maharashtra |
| Parent | Maharashtra Film, Stage & Cultural Development Corporation |
| Website | www |
Film City; officially Dadasaheb Phalke Chitranagari is an integrated film studio complex situated near Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Goregaon East, Mumbai in India. It has several recording rooms, gardens, lakes, theatres and grounds that serve as the venue of many Bollywood and Marathi films.[1] It was built in 1977 by the state government to provide facilities and concessions to the film industry. The plan for Film City was prepared and executed under the guidance of V. Shantaram.[2] It was renamed Dadasaheb Phalke Chitra Nagari in 2001 in memory of India's first producer-director-screenwriter Dadasaheb Phalke, who is considered as father of the Indian film industry.[3] It has been the shooting location for almost all Bollywood films. It has many types of location available for shooting including permanent sets of a temple, prison, court, lake, mountains, fountains, villages, picnic spots, gardens and a man-made waterfall.
Film City spans more than 520 acres in the suburbs of Mumbai and has approximately 42 outdoor shooting locations and 16 studios.
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- ^ "Film City". Amazing Maharashtra.