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Film city in Jaipur may become a reality

Special Correspondent

JAIPUR: The Barjatyas are warming up to the idea of a film city in the neighbourhood of the Rajasthan capital. The proposal, initially mooted by the previous Congress Government and now being pursued vigorously by the BJP Government in the State, has been languishing for lack of definite support from Bollywood.

Rajasthan with its picturesque locales, forts, palaces and unique sand dunes is a dream destination for every filmmaker, said Sooraj R. Barjatya talking to journalists here on Thursday. Mr. Barjatya, who was here to promote "Vivah", his latest directorial venture starring Shahid Kapoor and Amrita Rao, said Rajasthan has a number of locales which offer a lot of variety to filmmakers.

"Rajasthan's locations are so different and varied. Each location, be it in Jaipur, Jodhpur or Udaipur, appears different when shot in the morning, at noon and in the evening," he said.

"The Rajasthan Government should go ahead with the proposal for the film city," said Mr. Barjatya, who was accompanied by Amrita Rao during the media interaction.

"The film city is a great idea. Personally I have this special attraction for Jaipur as my parents got married here and I as a child grew up here," he said. Tarachand Barjatya, who founded the legendary Rajshri Films in 1947, hails from Rajasthan.

Interestingly, unlike many other producers, Rajshri never in the past had promotional tours for its films. "I never did it before. Maybe you can say I was too shy to do it," said Mr. Barjatya, who has directed hugely successful films such as "Maine Pyar Kiya" (1989) and "Hum Aapke Hain Kaun" (1994) when asked whether it was the fear of competition from Dhoom-II which prompted a tour. "If I were afraid of Dhoom, I would not have come out with a simple theme like that of Vivah," he said.

"There is another reason as well for our presence here. Earlier the film lovers were eager to meet the hero and heroine of the movie. Now they want to see and interact with the maker of the film as well," Mr. Barjatya said.

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