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08th January 2022
MY THOUGHTS, EXPERIENCE AND OVERVIEW:
Continuing vlogs from our week-long Hyderabad tour undertaken earlier in January this year, and divided into episodes for easy handling, this second episode and Part-2 constitutes our visit to Ramoji Film City. This part covers about 2.5 to 3 hours of our time spent here. This part covers Japanese Garden, Butterfly Park, Wings – The Bird Park, Vaman – The Bonsai Garden, Movie Magic World etc.
We (family group) spent about 6 hours inside this sprawling thematic landscape and yet could not cover the entire property. I personally would recommend an entire day (time between opening and closing) to fully experience this awesome visual extravaganza. Please do watch the (final) next part (Part-3), our visit to the sets of Bahubali inside RFC.
The vision of Sri. Ramoji Rao is not only enormous but highly entertaining. A gratitude to him and the entire team for keeping it spotlessly functional. Thanks for reading and watching. Links regarding this facility can be found below, which provides details essential for intending visitors.
LINKS:
https://www.ramojifilmcity.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramoji_Film_City
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramoji_Rao
ADDRESS:
Ramoji Film City
Anaspur Village, Hayathnagar Mandal
Hyderabad, Telangana, 501512, India
Music Courtesy:
Song: Jim Yosef – Eclipse [NCS Release]
Music provided by NoCopyrightSounds
Free Download/Stream: http://ncs.io/eclispe
Watch: http://youtu.be/1WP_YLn1D1c
Announcers at Ramoji Film City, and birds and waterfalls at the dreamscape.
CUT AND PASTE JOB:
Ramoji Film City is an integrated film studio facility located in Hyderabad, India. Spread over 1,666 acres, it is the largest film studio complex in the world and as such has been certified by the Guinness World Records It was established by Telugu media tycoon Ramoji Rao in 1996. The Guardian described Ramoji Film City as “city within a city.”
It is also a thematic holiday destination and a popular tourism and recreation centre, containing natural and artificial attractions including an amusement park. Around 1.5 million tourists visit the place every year.
HISTORY:
The film city is the brainchild of media tycoon and film producer Sri. Ramoji Rao, who wanted to build a studio similar to ones in Hollywood. On procuring land, he signed art director Nitish Roy to design the complex. According to an executive, the builders kept the land which at that time consisted of jungles and mountainous terrain intact without removing one tree or mountain. It was built in Hyderabad in 1996 in the outskirts of the city. Maa Naannaku Pelli (1997) was the first film shot in the studio.
STUDIO FACILITIES:
The studio has sets such as forests, gardens, (Real+Reel) hotels, railway station, an airport, apartment blocks, mansions and workshops etc. There is a central kitchen for the various film units shooting at any given point of time. The film city also has 6 hotels inside it, 47 sound stages and permanent sets ranging from railway stations to temples. The film city has about 1,200 employees, and 8,000 agents. The film city also handles about 400-500 films per annum in various Indian languages. On any given day, it has the capacity to facilitate 15 shoots.
TOURISM:
People can visit the film sets, theme parks, amusement rides, etc. The film city also has the set used for the films Baahubali: The Beginning (2015) and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017); all the statues and props used in the films can be seen here. Around 1.5 million tourists visit the place every year.