Film City

Plaque at Film City entrance

Film City is an integrated film studio complex situated near Sanjay Gandhi National Park at Goregaon East, Mumbai in India. It has several recording rooms, gardens, lakes, theaters and grounds that serve as the venue of many Bollywood film shootings.^[1] It was built by the state government to provide facilities and concessions to the film industry. It was renamed Dadasaheb Phalke Nagar in memory of India's first producer-director-screenwriter. It has been the shooting location for almost all Bollywood films. It has all type of location available for shooting including a temple, prison, lake, garden and even a man-made waterfall. Dadasaheb Phalke was father of Indian film industry.^[2]

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↑ "Film City Mumbai - Film City of Mumbai, Bombay Filmcity, Filmcity Mumbai India". Mumbai.org.uk. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
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Pre-colonial	Elephanta Caves Kanheri Caves Worli Fort Mahim Fort

Colonial	Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus BMC Headquarters Hutatma Chowk Worli Fort David Sassoon Library Gateway of India Rajabai Tower Mount Mary's Church Bombay High Court Ballard Bunder Gatehouse South Mumbai St. Thomas Cathedral

Beaches	Aksa Beach Dadar Chowpatty Girgaum Chowpatty Juhu Beach Kalamb Beach Madh Island Marvé Beach Powai Lake Versova

Places of worship	Babulnath Haji Ali Jama Masjid Mahalaxmi Temple Mahim Church Mumba Devi Mandir Siddhivinayak Temple Shitala Devi Temple Swaminarayan Mandir Walkeshwar Temple

Cultural	National Centre for the Performing Arts Experimental Theatre (NCPA) Jehangir Art Gallery Taraporewala Aquarium Asiatic Society of Mumbai Marine Drive Royal Opera House Regal Cinema Eros Cinema Metro Adlabs Nehru Science Centre Film City Capitol Cinema Liberty Cinema

Boulevards	Marine Drive Fashion Street Linking Road Nepean Sea Road Breach Candy Bandstand Promenade Worli Seaface Bandra-Worli Sea Link Carter Road Promenade

Districts	Western Suburbs Nariman Point Malabar Hill Kala Ghoda Colaba Bandra Kurla Complex

Shopping	Chor Bazaar Fashion Street Colaba Causeway Lamington Road Linking Road

Buildings	Bombay Stock Exchange Hutatma Chowk David Sassoon Library Taj Mahal Palace & Tower Nehru Planetarium India Government Mint

Parks, zoos and stadia	Bandra Kurla Complex Ground Brabourne Stadium Cross Maidan Essel World Adlabs Imagica Gowalia Tank Hanging Gardens Horniman Circle Gardens Jijamata Udyaan Kamala Nehru Park Mahalaxmi Racecourse Middle Income Group Club Ground Sanjay Gandhi National Park Shivaji Park Wankhede Stadium

Museums	INS Vikrant Prince of Wales Museum Mani Bhavan National Gallery of Modern Art

Forts	Bassein Fort Belapur Fort Bombay Castle Castella de Aguada Dongri Fort Fort George Madh Fort Mahim Fort Mazagon Fort Riwa Fort Sewri Fort Sion Hillock Fort Worli Fort

Restaurants & Bars	Café Mondegar Leopold Cafe

Coordinates: 19°09′40″N 72°53′14″E / 19.1611°N 72.887351°E / 19.1611; 72.887351

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Film City

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