Noida Film City

Noida Film City
Company typeGovernment-held company
IndustryFilm industry
Founded1988; 36 years ago (1988)
Headquarters
Film Bandhu, Soochna Bhawan, Hazratganj, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Number of locations
Sector 16-A, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Sector 21-A, YEIDA City, Uttar Pradesh, India (under-development)
Area served
100 acres (40 ha)
Key people
Sandeep Marwah, film producer, founder and chairperson of Asian Academy of Film and Television (AAFT)
OwnerGovernment of Uttar Pradesh
Number of employees
150,000
ParentFilm Bandhu, Government of Uttar Pradesh
Websiteffo.gov.in/en/film-cities/noida

Noida Film City is a film city consisting a complex of studios and structures for filming located in Sector 16-A of Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.[1] It houses the Asian Academy of Film, Television and Marwah Films and Video Studios along with prominent news channels of India. It was founded in 1988 by Sandeep Marwah, an Indian film producer, founder and chairperson of the Asian Academy of Film and Television (AAFT).[2] It has been the location for many Bollywood and Indian films, along with shooting television serials, news and other entertainment-cum-education programs, facilitated by satellite channels, multiplex offices, film and publication companies, radio and audio broadcasting and many other corporate offices.[1][3]

The film city covers an area of about 100 acres (40 ha), of which 75 acres (30 ha) is outdoor and 25 acres (10 ha) is indoor, comprising 16 studios, 350 channels broadcasting everyday to more than 160 countries worldwide, more than 30 corporate offices, shopping malls, restaurants, souvenir shops and medical facilities. More than 17,000 media professionals work with a total workforce of over 150,000 people.[2] Alongside the existing film city, a second film city at the under-development YEIDA City near to the under-construction Noida International Airport, has been proposed to be completed in the next five years. It will be ten times larger than the existing one with an area of over 1,000 acres (400 ha), making it one of the largest film cities in the world after Ramoji Film City at Hyderabad.[4][5]

  1. ^ a b "As Noida chases Film City dream, it's already a city of films". The Times of India. 5 March 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b "FILM CITY, NOIDA". ffo.gov.in.
  3. ^ "Explained: Noida film city plans and UP govt's efforts to promote filmmaking". The Indian Express. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Yogi Adityanath announces to set up country's 'biggest' film city in Noida". The Indian Express. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Film City to come up over 1,000 acres in Greater Noida, Adityanath shares blueprint with filmmakers". The Hindustan Times. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.