Kashmir get set for Bollywood stars with few attending 2-day winter festival at Gulmarg | India News – Times of India

SRINAGAR: Top Mumbai movie actor Vidya Balan alongside with her hubby Siddharth Roy Kapoor and Arbaaz Khan on Sunday danced with the native kashmiri artists to the tunes within the center of snow-clad Gulmarg to get set the approaching of movie producers to have kashmir as capturing location but once more.
The two-day winter festival organised by the Indian Army witnessed Skiing, Snowmobile, ATV race and snow biking, apart from cultural performances by kashmiri artists in the present day.
The famend actor Vidya Balan refreshed her reminiscences and mentioned that her mother and father had come for a honeymoon to Kashmir. “I have travelled almost all the parts of the world but never got to see and witness such an amazing place like Kashmir,” she said.
Her hubby Siddharth Roy Kapoor said that the hospitality of the Army and Kashmir has been incredible and Bollywood will be definitely coming to Kashmir very often to shoot.
“We intend to come here very often and bring the film crews here. We will bring Kashmir back to film industry the way it was in the 1960s.”
He added that Kashmir has super expertise and a delegation from Bollywood just lately visited the valley. “I’m very confident that the film crews will make a big come back to Kashmir,” he said
Speaking to reporters on the side-lines of the festival, GoC Dagger Division, major general Virender Vats said that the event was organized to provide a platform to local artists to showcase their talent and to provide a fillip to the tourism industry in Kashmir and lend support to the people who rely on this industry.
He said that this two-day event included adventure sports, music, and the promotion of Kashmiri handicrafts.
“We are joyful that associates from the movie business together with Arbaaz Khan, Vidya Balan, and Siddharth Roy Kapoor graced the event and offered an encouragement to the native youth since these personalities are achievers of their chosen subject. The enthusiastic participation witnessed will go a good distance in sending a message that Kashmir will emerge from the Covid-19 and is able to welcome the vacationers as soon as once more and Indian Army is joyful to assist the endeavour,” he mentioned.
Actor Arbaaz Khan mentioned that it was an honour to be among the many courageous hearts in Kashmir. Terming himself unlucky, he mentioned that it was his first go to to Kashmir as he has not been to this place earlier than. “I really feel very unlucky to haven’t visited essentially the most stunning place. Kashmir is really superb,” he mentioned.
Meanwhile, an Army spokesperson in a press release mentioned that the occasion was organized after two years and aptly introduced the re-opening of Kashmir to the world.
The spokesman mentioned that the Indian Army has at all times maintained an excellent connection with the native folks and that is one more occasion of the Army supporting the aspirations of Awaam for a future of hope, prosperity & peace within the valley.