Madhya Pradesh which has won twice National Film Awards Friendly State was at NFDC Film Bazaar 2022 Knowledge series panel discussions to invite film makers to shoot in the state.
Panelists were
Sheo Shekhar Shukla , Principal Secretary , Tourism & Culture Department & Managing Director , Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board , Govt Of Madhya Pradesh.
Raghuvir Yadav , Actor
Uday Singh , Managing Director , Motion Pictures Association of America
Vani Tripathi Tikoo, Actress , Film Maker & Board Member CBFC
Sameer Sarkar , Film Maker
The delegation team of Madhya Pradesh presented their Show reels before panel discussions & spoke about film shooting friendly ambience, virgin locations & incentives schemes etc.
Some of the well known Films / Tv series & OTT Originals Shot in Madhya Pradesh State are
Shah Rukh Khan & Santosh Sivan’s “Ashoka”
Amitabh Bachan , Saif Ali Khan & Deepika Padukone “Aarakshan”
Salman Khans “Dabaang 3
Maniratnams “Raavan & Ponniyin selvan 1
Mira Nairs ” A Suitable Boy”
Huma Qureshi’s “Maharani” series
Principal Secretary spoke recently they hosted Acclaimed Cinematographer & Director Santosh Sivan at the state on leisure holiday in return he came with his footage which now showcasing as film friendly & tourism show reel.
For my query on recently opened Mahakal corridor at Ujjain availability for film shoots , principal secretary responded will consider this with modalities & formalities to open up also further added development works at Omkareshwar also will take with Vedic Scholar & Philosopher Adi Shakanara Statue of 108 feet coming, further i congratulated delegation team for Madhya Pradesh state hosting 17th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas from January 08 to 10 2023 & also G20 Presidency some meetings happening at Indore which has been awarded maximum times clean city in India from the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs , Government of India.
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Ajay KR
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