Bollywood production firm to launch facility in Manchester AN Indian production firm has announced it will launch a new post production facility for Bollywood movies in Manchester as part of a £13m investment to the UK in the next 18 months. The announcement was made by Vistaar Productions during a visit to a film set in Mumbai by Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg. Mr Clegg is on a three day visit to India with a 40-strong trade delegation to take advantage of the opportunities presented by the new Indian government’s focus on economic growth. Vistaar’s new Manchester facility will be used as a hub for the editing of Indian films being shot in the UK, creating jobs and attracting further investment from the Bollywood movie industry. Full details of the facility are yet to be announced. During his visit, Mr Clegg launched the filming of the new Vistaar production Veda at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai, operating the clapperboard on the first shot and meeting the cast and crew. This Indian interpretation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet will be produced in both the UK and India and is due for release in the autumn of 2015. Vistaar said it will be investing £13m in the UK over the [...] manchesterinnews/bollywood-production-firm-to-launch-facility-in-manchester/
Posted on: Wed, 27 Aug 2014 09:02:32 +0000
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