Pamukkale stars in Bollywood
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Doğan News Agency
Oluşturulma Tarihi: Mart 13, 2009 00:00
DENİZLİ - The "white heaven" Aegean district of Pamukkale, which is a listed UNESCO World Heritage site, is one of the most popular spots among Indian filmmakers.
The travertine, a type of crystallized rock, of Pamukkale attracts at least five Bollywood films a year. Famous Indian film companies and producers choose and central Anatolian Cappadocia because of the interest it generates among audiences.
New film in Pamukkale
Well-known Bollywood film company Tips, which shoots many films a year, is one company that is interested in Pamukkale. Musical scenes of the company’s film "Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani" have been shot in the district’s white travertine. The film stars actor Raj Kapoor’s grandson Ranbin Kapoor and the country’s famous actress Katrina Kaif. İlhan Kızılkaya, an executive of the film’s Turkey representative ARK Visual Arts, said some of the film’s scenes had been shot by director Prakash Talreja in three days with the permission of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
Kızılkaya said that in recent years film companies from Japan and India showed great interest in Pamukkale and Cappadocia. "The ministry encourages Indian filmmakers to shoot films in Turkey," he said. "Pamukkale often hosts Indian artists and producers."
New film in Pamukkale
Well-known Bollywood film company Tips, which shoots many films a year, is one company that is interested in Pamukkale. Musical scenes of the company’s film "Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani" have been shot in the district’s white travertine. The film stars actor Raj Kapoor’s grandson Ranbin Kapoor and the country’s famous actress Katrina Kaif. İlhan Kızılkaya, an executive of the film’s Turkey representative ARK Visual Arts, said some of the film’s scenes had been shot by director Prakash Talreja in three days with the permission of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
Kızılkaya said that in recent years film companies from Japan and India showed great interest in Pamukkale and Cappadocia. "The ministry encourages Indian filmmakers to shoot films in Turkey," he said. "Pamukkale often hosts Indian artists and producers."