Bollywood to shoot five films in Panama
24/03/2022 02:25
By Elida Moreno
PANAMA CITY, Mar 23 (Reuters) - Panama will become the
setting for the filming of five Bollywood movies after an actor
from India, the country that produces the world's largest number
of feature films per year, signed an agreement with an Indian
production company.
Indian businessman Prabhakar Sharan, who is also an actor,
producer and filmmaker, inked the deal with Eros International
Media EROS.NS in the presence of Panamanian officials from the
Ministry of Commerce and Industries.
"With this agreement, Bollywood will continue to expand its
presence in the region and we will have the opportunity to
exchange knowledge, cultures and the great natural landscapes,
conducive to good cinema for the whole family," said Sharan,
without giving any financial details.
Sharan was the director and star of the first Indian-Central
American feature film, "Tangled: The Confusion", which was
released in 2018 in Costa Rica.
The first film of the agreement will start shooting in
mid-2022 under the title "Borders without life, the Immigration
Files."
It will be the first time Bollywood shoots a feature film in
Panama.
(Reporting by Elida Moreno;
Writing by Valentine Hilaire; Editing by Muralikumar
Anantharaman)
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