With places of scenic beauty going untapped, the has initiated a variety of measures to promote shooting of films in a bid to cultivate its fairly new image before the world.
Chief ministerNitish Kumar, who reviewed the works of the arts, culture and youth affairs department at a meeting held here on Thursday, asked the officials concerned to simplify the official processes for clearance and provide all facilities to the interested filmmakers so that they don’t face any problems in film shooting in the state.
The CM said filmmaking in the state would not only promote tourism, but also provide opportunities to local artists and create new job opportunities.
The state government is setting up a film city in Rajgir, a prominent tourist town in Nalanda which is the Home district of Nitish, while several other sites located amid hills and other natural surroundings are being developed to draw the attention of filmmakers. Shekhodewra, a village located in Nawada district, is one such location which has been especially developed for the purpose in the state.