Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, May 22: The Film star Ram Charan today said that Kashmir is an untapped destination for the film industry and it will take 95 years for them to explore it.
The actor was speaking at the ‘Film Tourism for Economic and Cultural Preservation’ event here at Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC), being hosted as a part of the three-day Tourism Working Group Meeting of the G20 countries.
While highlighting the potential for filming in Kashmir, the Telugu star said that it is an untapped destination and will take them another 95 years to explore Kashmir.
“I have shot in this auditorium (SKICC) in 2016. So, visiting Kashmir feels like an achievement for me. This is such a surreal feeling. It has been 95 years of existence of the film industry, (but) it will take them another 95 years to explore Kashmir. It is untapped, it is virgin,” he said.
Charan said that Kashmir is the coolest place to shoot in India. “It will sound cliche, but the coolest place to shoot in India is Kashmir. I am a second-generation actor. My dad (Chiranjeevi) has shot extensively in Kashmir,” the actor said.
Charan said he visited Kashmir for the first time in 1986 and last shot for a movie in the Valley in 2016.
“I want to explore India more. I do not want to travel abroad for my next two movies unless the producer is from Hollywood,” he said.
Charan’s last big screen outing was the global blockbuster “RRR”, directed by SS Rajamouli. The period action film won the best original song award for its Telugu track “Natu Natu” at this year’s Oscars. The actor also enthralled the audience by Naatu Naatu dance sequence.
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