film shootings will popularize tourism as well -- just like after Kashmir fell
prey to terrorism in 1989 moviemakers moved to Rajasthan's deserts and tourism
went sky rocketing soon after - first local (Indian) and then international.
Umesh
Pradip Kumar Datta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: North India should learn from NE:
Preity Zinta
>From our Correspondent Sentinel Assam
SHILLONG, Oct 31: Bollywood Actress Preity Zinta today said that North India
should learn from the North-east the social status it confers on the girl
child and its women in the society. She said that she was impressed by the
matrilineal society that holds its women in high regard.
Preity Zinta is shooting in Shillong for the film Har Pal directed by Jhanu
Barua. The film also features actors Shiney Ahuja and Dharmendra, and the
entire film crew has been camping in Shillong shooting for the last 10 days.
Talking to reporters at the shooting site in Laitlum, Preity said she has been
involved with the cause of women, and has been working for their betterment.
She said in other parts of India, female infanticide has become a social menace
and she has been involved in trying to create awareness and improve the social
condition of women. In the film, she plays a local Shillong girl but refused to
divulge the entire story of the film.
Preity said that she was amazed by the beautiful landscape of Shillong and felt
it has huge potential for becoming a shooting location and would one day become
a top tourist destination in the country.
Preity said Bollywood films have so far been choosing Kashmir or Himachal
Pradesh as shooting locations whenever they required shooting to be done in
hill stations. She, however, said Shillong can hope to become another hill
station destination for shooting Bollywood films as it has picturesque
landscapes, rolling hills and cascading water falls.
Bollywood he-man of the yesteryears Dharmendra said he liked Shillong for its
serene atmosphere and peace. He said Bollywood should concentrate in making
North-east and Shillong its permanent location for films shooting. He said when
a film is shot in a particular place, the location gets promoted as a tourist
destination.
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