The Ambani brothers join the race to develop Film City

The Ambani brothers, Mukesh and Anil, expressed their interest in transforming Film City Goregaon, into a gigantic tourist attraction on the continent. lines of Universal Studios in Los Angeles. It is a project of Rs. 2,600 crores and to date, three entities, including the companies of the two tycoons, are in the running. Bhanot Infra Venture (BIV) is the third company.

Representatives of Reliance Industries Limited led by Anil's Reliance Big Entertainment's Mukesh Ambani, and BIV attended a pre-nomination meeting in December. Mirror has a copy of the proceedings of this conference.

The application deadline for the Maharashtra Government's project is February 28th. Film City officials, formerly Dadasaheb Phalke Chitranagari, expect the process to proceed smoothly, despite the prospect of a clash between the two Ambani brothers.

Film City General Manager Jayashree Bhoj confirmed the participation of the three companies in the pre-call phase. "They showed their interest by sending us questions about the project. The project clarification committee headed by the Chief State Secretary then held a meeting and approved some of the issues and made changes to the project, "said Bhoj. "Once the bids are submitted, we will evaluate the technical qualification and the financial eligibility (of companies) before awarding the project. It will take four to six months for the project to be rewarded. "

The state had launched a global bid for the city's renovation of the film in July 2018. The building of over 200 acres currently houses a few studios, one of which is the owned by a company Anil Ambani . The government wants to turn it into a world-clbad resort with theme parks, food courts, a five-star hotel, dormitories, a museum and an amphitheater. In addition to eight villages, 42 open-air sites, post-production facilities and film training institutes.

According to the documents Mirror consulted, Reliance Industries Limited stated that the development of the SRA should not be part of the overhaul and total cost. The state said that SRA had nothing to do with the project. The company also sought clarification on the necessary approvals from the Ministry of the Environment, Traffic Police and the Ministry of Civil Aviation, and demanded that the ISP of one any of them be used on the project site without restriction.

Reliance Big Entertainment asked for information on the rehabilitation of tribal hamlets in the area and asked if she could use another energy supply company. He also wants to know if he will be allowed to modify the site by backfilling, leveling and removing mounds, and whether he will offer concessions to the Marathi film industry for studio rental and filming. Curiously, the company asked if the operations of the successful Bidder at Film City would be covered by the Right to Information Act.

When Mirror contacted RIL, a manager said that requests should be sent by email. However, the company did not respond to the journalist's post later. Reliance Big Entertainment Public Relations Officer did not answer phone calls or text messages.

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