Noida Film City to create 50,000 jobs, benefit millions indirectly: UP govt

The construction on the Noida International Film City project is expected to start within six months and it will create 50,000 jobs while benefitting up to seven lakh people indirectly, the Uttar Pradesh government said on Friday.

Bayview Projects, a consortium backed by filmmaker Boney Kapoor and real estate developer Ashish Bhutani, on Thursday signed an agreement to develop the film city with the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA), an undertaking of the UP government.

"...the construction of the Film City will provide employment opportunities to 50,000 people from the state and neighbouring states, while indirectly benefiting five to seven lakh people with job opportunities," the state government said in a statement issued in Lucknow.

It said the construction on the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's dream project will commence within six months, and within three years film shooting and related activities will begin here.

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