Yash chopra has been making movies and their songs in foreign location since 1970s. He has made movies in England, Scotland, Switzerland, Australia, etc. You would be glad to know that Swiss government has named a lake after Yash Chopra, called Chopra lake. Swiss govt has done this to honour Yash Chopra for his service in improving the tourism business revenue for their country from India. They realized that Bollywood has a huge impact on the mind of the Indians, as we think of those exotic locations shown in the movies while deciding their holiday destinations.
Following are top 4 reasons why Bollywood go to foreign locations for shooting their movies
1) Mutual benefit
Bollywood is making a big budget movies these days and it is critical for them to recover the cost to avoid heavy losses. Theatrical business is just one of the source of revenue for the movie, as they have to look out for other sources like satellite rights, music rights, endorsements, etc. As mentioned in the introduction above, foreign govts have realized that Bollywood making movies in their country is good for their tourism, so they have started giving subsidies to the production houses who come and make movies here. This subsidy has become another source of income for Bollywood movies. So, it is a win-win situation for both sides.
2) Undivided attention of starsProducers plan for foreign shooting schedules in such a way that don't have to do multiple rounds back and forth from India. They plan for extended schedules which helps them in getting undivided attention from their cast members, since they will have very less distractions to reduce their productivity. Most Bollywood lead actors are not known for their discipline and punctuality, but if these actors have to stay in their nearby hotels, they are not likely to have excuses like traffic as all of them can be taken together to a shooting place in a shared vehicle like a bus.
3) Travel expense is cheaperIts hard to believe but travel cost is cheaper in terms of both time and money as compared to travelling in India and doing multiple rounds to other countries. Countries like UK, Switzerland, France don't just have excellent public transport system, but overall cheaper logistics arrangement hassles. Due to which, it becomes easier for a movie production unit move from one shooting location to the other
4) Government of foreign countries take care of Indian film makersGovts not only give subsidy to Bollywood production houses, but they also makes it easy for film production unit by providing them with easy clearances and logistics. So, it not only make Indian film makers comfortable, but it also makes that foreign country as an attractive option for these movie production units.
'Zindagi na milegi dobara' was shot in Spain, and it has boosted Spain tourism revenue from Indian tourists by 32%. Recently Rockstar was shot in Prague, which reminded Indians realize it a new holiday destination. 'Salaam Namaste' and 'Dil Chahta hai' was shot in Australia, and these movies made Australia looked like a dream location. Rakesh Roshan said that he shot 'Krishh' in Singapore because their govt gave even those permissions and clearances to them, which even Indian govt didn't. Don2 is going to be released this month, and it has been shot extensively in Germany, where as 'Ek tha tiger' has been shot in over seven countries including Istanbul, South Africa, etc, and is going to be released in more than 24 countries. You can imagine what kind of business potential these movies have.
Following are top 4 reasons why Bollywood go to foreign locations for shooting their movies
1) Mutual benefit
Bollywood is making a big budget movies these days and it is critical for them to recover the cost to avoid heavy losses. Theatrical business is just one of the source of revenue for the movie, as they have to look out for other sources like satellite rights, music rights, endorsements, etc. As mentioned in the introduction above, foreign govts have realized that Bollywood making movies in their country is good for their tourism, so they have started giving subsidies to the production houses who come and make movies here. This subsidy has become another source of income for Bollywood movies. So, it is a win-win situation for both sides.
2) Undivided attention of starsProducers plan for foreign shooting schedules in such a way that don't have to do multiple rounds back and forth from India. They plan for extended schedules which helps them in getting undivided attention from their cast members, since they will have very less distractions to reduce their productivity. Most Bollywood lead actors are not known for their discipline and punctuality, but if these actors have to stay in their nearby hotels, they are not likely to have excuses like traffic as all of them can be taken together to a shooting place in a shared vehicle like a bus.
3) Travel expense is cheaperIts hard to believe but travel cost is cheaper in terms of both time and money as compared to travelling in India and doing multiple rounds to other countries. Countries like UK, Switzerland, France don't just have excellent public transport system, but overall cheaper logistics arrangement hassles. Due to which, it becomes easier for a movie production unit move from one shooting location to the other
4) Government of foreign countries take care of Indian film makersGovts not only give subsidy to Bollywood production houses, but they also makes it easy for film production unit by providing them with easy clearances and logistics. So, it not only make Indian film makers comfortable, but it also makes that foreign country as an attractive option for these movie production units.
'Zindagi na milegi dobara' was shot in Spain, and it has boosted Spain tourism revenue from Indian tourists by 32%. Recently Rockstar was shot in Prague, which reminded Indians realize it a new holiday destination. 'Salaam Namaste' and 'Dil Chahta hai' was shot in Australia, and these movies made Australia looked like a dream location. Rakesh Roshan said that he shot 'Krishh' in Singapore because their govt gave even those permissions and clearances to them, which even Indian govt didn't. Don2 is going to be released this month, and it has been shot extensively in Germany, where as 'Ek tha tiger' has been shot in over seven countries including Istanbul, South Africa, etc, and is going to be released in more than 24 countries. You can imagine what kind of business potential these movies have.
