When Himachal turned Manipur for Priyanka Chopra's Marry Kom

There is miles of distance between #HimachalPradesh and #Manipur but when it comes to geographic  locations, both the states looks alike. That was the reason for #Omung Kumar, the director of #MarryKomMovie to chose Himachal as an alternate location for shooting his debut feature film. The communal tension the conflict between locals and armed forces is preventing the the #bollywood to stay away for north-eastern states of #India.

#MarryKomMovie was based on the life of the boxer M. C. Marry Kom, the five times world champion and mother of three kids. #PriyankaChopra very well played the role of Marry Kom in this movie. The film was shot in various places in #Manali, #Dharamshala and #Mcleodganj. The local #Tibetan crowd was used in the film to reflect the #Manipur.

M C Marry Kom, Indian Boxer, Five Times World Champion

Various actors in the film were from #TIPA (Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts), Dharamshala. This is not happened for the first time that any #bollywood film used Himachal locations to reflect some other places. In the recent times, due to the terror activities in #Kashmir, many bollywood films were shot in Himachal as a substitute to Kashmir. Most of these films are based on #IndianArmy such as #MaTujheSalaam, #TangoCharlie, etc.

It seems like, even in the coming years, many other film directors will come to #Himachal as the terror tension in Kashmir and North-East is still the same. Well these films do definitely add to the state's economy but the artist's in Himachal or the Himachali entertainment industry are not getting any profit from all these films. There is no specific agency or organization to look after the interests of #Pahari (Himachali) artist.

We hope in the coming years, some people would come forward for the development of a new cinematic culture in Himachal Pradesh.

by Silent Hills Studio