Prayag Film City

The Prayag Film City is world largest filmcity., also known as the Midnapore Film City or Chandrakona Film City or Bengal film city is an integrated film city, located at Chandrakona, West Midnapore, 165 km from Kolkata. Built by the Prayag Group, over an area of 2,700 acres and costing ₹10 billion (US$140 million), Prayag Film City is going to be the World’s Largest Film City in terms of area as well as facilities.[1]. The mega size integrated complex and a one-stop entertainment is to be opened to the public in two phases.[2][3]

Prayag Film City
Privately held company
IndustryMotion pictures
Founded15 April 2012
HeadquartersChandrakona,
West Midnapore, West Bengal
,
India
Key people
Mr. Basudeb Bagchi
ParentPrayag Group
Website

This is the first of its kind film-making arena in Asia. The complex's first phase, designed by the noted art director Nitish Roy, is opened to public from 15 April 2012.[4] The official brand ambassador of the film city complex is Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan, who is also West Bengal's tourism brand ambassador.[5]

See also

References
  1. "SRK inaugurates the Prayag Film City". The Times of India. 16 April 2012.
  2. "Film City Update".
  3. "SRK mania grips bengal village". The Times of India. 16 April 2012.
  4. Nag, Ashoke (4 April 2012). "Prayag Group embarks on their venture Prayag Film City". The Economic Times. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  5. "Shah Rukh Khan supports Rs 1000-crore project!". The Times of India. 4 April 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2012.


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