Enter the world of Bollywood - with a day trip

If you sleep eat and drink movies and always wanted to get up close with Bollywood then wait no more Opt for a special tour package that will take you to film sets popular shooting locales and even the homes of superstars like Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan Bollywood Tourism is a company that organises tours so that film enthusiasts can get a peek into the world of the Hindi movie industry It is proving to be a big draw for Indians as well as tourists from the Middle East Britain and the US Mumbai as a tourist destination does not have enough to satiate the entertainment quotient of tourists while on the other hand Bollywood has been making waves the world over This is what made us marry tourism with Bollywood Mitali Joshi coodinator of Bollywood Tourism told IANS Our market research which covered hotels and tour operators only confirmed the idea Their tours take people to see the homes of actors like Amitabh Salman Khan Shah Rukh and Rekha albeit from the outside and to film sets like RK Studios and Film City In the US too Universal Studios organises day tours taking movie buffs around sets and historic Hollywood locations Apparently Yash Raj Films YRF credited with popularising Switzerland in India by shooting its films there offers its fans a YRF Enchanted Journey It gives consumers an opportunity to visit the original sites and locations in Switzerland used by the studio for its films like Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge Mohabbatein VeerZaara Chandni Darr and Bachna Ae Haseeno Bollywood Tourism partners with Big ND Studios Balaji Films production house Whistling Woods film school Anupam Khers acting school makeup and hair stylists Bharat amp Dorris and celebrity photographer Jeetu Savlani We launched this product in February this year after spending one year building relationships and finetuning the product Our tours have become very popular Till date we have taken almost 400 tourists on various Bollywood tours revealed Joshi Before we threw open the product to the market we conducted a recce with Indias top inbound tour operators and hotel concierge We have also implemented their feedback On an average we entertain around 100150 customers per month she added Bollywood tourism is not just famous among the people of the country it also interests foreigners and NRIs visiting India After Indians we get our maximum tourists from the the Middle East Germany France Britain the US and Canada said Joshi We organise full and half day tours The full day tour costs Rs7000 150 per person while the halfday tour costs Rs5800 125 per person she added There is no specific agegroup that opts for these customised tours people of all ages go in for them We get requests from all ages Ranging from youngsters to middle aged couples informed Joshi A banker who attended one of the tours earlier this month said Bollywood has always been one of my main interests so when I got to know about this tour I immediately went in for it I never imagined I would get such a close view it was all so accessible So if you want to experience the glitz and glamour of Bollywood like never before you know where to go u00a0 u00a0