Route : Mumbai
Overview
Operates - Everyday
India is still the largest film producer of the world, producing an average of 1000 films a year. Since 1931, when the talkies were introduced, India has produced more than 67,000 films in more than 30 languages. Today Bollywood - the Hindi cinema counterpart of Hollywood - is no longer catering to a limited audience; it has gathered a large worldwide audience, especially among the NRI's through its international quality along with the blending of east and west. Bollywood has come a long way since 1896 when soundless movies made its advent into India with the Lumiere Brothers. “Raja Harishchandra" in 1913 made by the legendary Dadasaheb Phalke heralded the birth of the Indian film industry. Today popularly known as Bollywood certain rules remain unchanged in Bollywood - the Hindi cinema equivalent of Hollywood. Actors still break into a song though the venue is a discotheque. As of today songs are played at weddings, festivals, nightclubs, cutting across the numerous ethnicities and lifestyles of Indians, as well as the Indian Diasporas spread across the globe. Demonstrating that westernization need not affect the Indian identity.
Suggested Tour Options from Mumbai :
- Day Excursions - Beaches (Juhu, Chowpatty) Sanjay Gandhi National Park & Kanheri Caves, Bassein Creek & Fort
- Hill Resorts - Lonavala, Khandala, Mahabaleshwar, Matheran, Panchgan
- Beach Resorts - Alibagh, Mandwa, Kihim, Marve, Manori & Gorai
- Pilgrimage - Nasik, Shirdi
- Heritage - Ajanta & Ellora Caves, Aurangabad, PuneLuxury Train: Deccan Odyssey
- Goa
The Full day itinerary will be as follows:
| 10:00 am | Pick-up from the Hotel |
| 11.30 am to 1.00 pm | Visit to BIG ND studios: Witness Asia’s largest Bollywood studio with sets that showcase some of India’s greatest architectures. |
| 1.45 pm to 2.45 pm | Lunch |
| 3.30 pm to 4.30 pm | Visit to Balaji films studios with a live shooting experience: Begin our bollywood studio tours and also watch a live shoot. Sets which are built to resemble reality enthrall the audience with its minute detailing to showcase different cultures in India. Guests are shown sets chosen according to the schedule of shootings taking place. A guaranteed live shoot is shown |
| 5.30 pm to 6.15 pm | Dance Workshop: Faculty from Anupam Kher’s Actor Prepares teach the guests the art of Bollywood Style Dancing while dancers perform various dance forms. OR Post-Production Module: Get live into the editing/dubbing room and watch how things become larger than life. |
| 7.00 pm | Drop at Hotel |
The Half day itinerary will be as follows:
OPTION 1
| 2.00 pm | Pick-up from hotel |
| 2.45 pm to 3.30 pm | Visit to Sankraman Studios |
| 4.00 pm to 5.00 pm | Visit to Balaji films studios with a live shooting experience: Begin our bollywood studio tours and also watch a live shoot. Sets which are built to resemble reality enthrall the audience with its minute detailing to showcase different cultures in India. Guests are shown sets chosen according to the schedule of shootings taking place. A guaranteed live shoot is shown |
| 6.00 am to 6.45 pm | Dance Workshop: Faculty from Anupam Kher’s Actor Prepares teach the guests the art of Bollywood Style Dancing while dancers perform various dance forms. Post-Production Module: Get live into the editing/dubbing room and watch how things become larger than life. |
| 7.30 pm | Leave for Hotel The Half day itinerary will be as follows: |
OPTION 2
| 2.00 pm | Pick-up from hotel |
| 2.45 pm to 3.30 pm | Visit to Sankraman Studios |
| 4.00 pm to 5.00 pm | Visit to Balaji films studios with a live shooting experience: Begin our bollywood studio tours and also watch a live shoot. Sets which are built to resemble reality enthrall the audience with its minute detailing to showcase different cultures in India. Guests are shown sets chosen according to the schedule of shootings taking place. A guaranteed live shoot is shown |
| 5.30 pm | Leave for Hotel |