Overview
- State officials created the three-member panel Monday after meeting major Hindi film producers, giving it three months to recommend incentive changes that keep shoots in Maharashtra.
- Land for new film cities at Ramtek near Nagpur and in Nashik has been acquired and development work has begun at both sites.
- The government plans new shooting hubs, including two to three sites in Kolhapur with a dedicated rail setup and a 100-acre production zone in Mumbai’s Malad West tied to new transport links.
- Filming permits are moving to a Single Window online portal so producers can file all applications in one place and cut approval times.
- Officials are weighing a public–private model to revamp Mumbai’s Film City after weak tenders and are backing upgrades at ND Studio to modernize capacity.