Bollywood exploring rural Kashmir for film shooting

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], (ANI): Kashmir is known for its beautiful and pristine landscape. While most people go to Srinagar, Gulmarg and Sonmarg for holidaying or even for shooting films, many rural areas of Kashmir remain relatively unexplored.To much surprise, Bollywood is now exploring rural Kashmir to discover new locations beyond Gulmarg and Pahalgam, thanks to the improved situation in the Valley in the past four years.

From Rishi Kapoor’s Bobby on Gulmarg to Salman Khan’s Bajrangi Bhaijan in Pahalgam, Bollywood has a long history of embracing Kashmir’s natural beauty. All of the filmmakers and their crews refused to film in Kashmir during the 1990s unrest and bloodshed.However, the last four years have opened ‘peace gates’ in Kashmir as stone pelting, hartals and street protests have all taken a backseat.

Rozilyn Khan, a fresh face in the industry, was recently shooting for her web and music series in the valley. And she advised filmmakers to shoot in Kashmir rather than going abroad!

“I didn’t feel tired while shooting was going on unlike what happens in other places. I enjoyed shooting here for my music series without feeling any stress; I want to come here again and again and urge other filmmakers to come here for filming,” she said.

Khan was filming for her musical series in the Baramulla district’s Tangmarg, which falls just before the skiing paradise of Gulmarg.