[icernet] Govt opens doors to foreign film-makers to shoot in India

[Arul Selvan]

Opening its doors wide to foreign filmmakers, including those from 
Pakistan, to shoot in Indian locales, Government announced a liberalised 
visa regime for such proposals. Proposals to shoot foreign feature films 
or co-productions in India will now be cleared within a maximum of three 
weeks cutting the time taken. The extant requirement of showing the 
completed film before it is released anywhere to representatives of the 
Government or to any Indian Mission abroad would now apply only in 
exceptional cases. Prasad also said the issue of visas to come into the 
country for the purpose of shooting a film will henceforth be separated 
from the script clearance. Normal visa procedures will be followed and 
filmmakers need not approach Indian missions after getting an approval 
letter from the Information and Broadcasting Ministry.


Source:
http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_277263,0008.htm