Armenpress News Agency , Armenia
 Monday


Bollywood shooting a film in Armenia



YEREVAN, JULY 24, ARMENPRESS. The Bollywood film producers have
started shooting a film in Armenia in early July.

Lilit Martirosyan – executive producer at Sharm Holding, told
Armenpress the shootings of the film will continue until late July.

The cooperating sides are confident that the shooting of an Indian
movie in Armenia will boost inter-cultural ties.

“Now filming is being conducted and it will be carried out in Sevan,
Dilijan, as well as in many beautiful sites of Yerevan. The film is a
melodrama featuring a love story of a girl and a boy who come to
Armenia for study. The film crew, nearly 30 people, have arrived in
Armenia. They brought all professionals from their country, there will
be no need for Armenian hair stylist or makeup artist”, Lilit
Martirosyan said, adding that Armenian actors as well will be featured
in episodic roles.

She informed that Armenia’s Ambassador to India Armen Martirosyan, in
addition to various economic programs, have also examined the Indian
film market and proposed to Indian film producers to consider Armenia
as a prospective country for film-making. The Indian film producers
are cooperating with Sharm Holding on organizing the shootings.

“Indian movie production is quite developed and most of the films
during the year are shot in India, about 1000 films. If half of
India’s population watches a movie shot in Armenia, our country will
become well-known. It will first of all boost our economy. We are
interested in developing film production in Armenia”, Lilit
Martirosyan said.

The film will be screened in the Indian market. By the end of the year
it will appear on a big screen. This is the first time in Armenia when
an Indian film is being shot.