Mumbai’s Mud Island, making films here is cheap: Bungalows are available on rent for Rs 15,000; It was also infamous for shooting pornographic films

Mud Island, an island in Mumbai situated on the seashore. This place has become the first choice for shooting for small and new film makers. The reason is that cheap shooting locations are available here. Producers do not have to spend much money. Moreover, they do not have to go through a lot of paperwork. Here bungalows are available on rent for a day for Rs 15,000 to 2 lakh. The advantage of shooting in a bungalow is that a separate set does not have to be made. Films and shows can be shot here at a very low cost than the budget that comes in making the set. Most of the shooting of TV shows like Crime Patrol, Savdhaan India and CID has been done in Mud Island. Apart from this, many films like Amitabh Bachchan’s film Mard, Akshay Kumar’s film Laxmi Bomb, Kabir Singh, Singham Returns and Phir Hera Pheri have been shot here. During the lockdown, Mud Island was also in the news for a different reason. Actually, Mumbai’s Crime Branch had exposed a porn racket here. The Crime Branch team had raided a bungalow in Mud Island. In this raid, it was found that adult content is made here in the name of films. Shilpa Shetty’s husband Raj Kundra’s name also came up in this case. In the new episode of Reel to Real, we will learn about Mud Island. Why is it easier to shoot films here than other places? What is the rent of bungalows here? Why is this place suitable for small film makers, we will talk on these points. For this, we spoke to the line producer, creative director and executive producer present there. Mud Island is a mini film city, many bungalows and villas are located here Mud Island is also called a mini film city. There are many villas and bungalows here, which have been shown in many films and TV shows. Shows like Crime Patrol and Savdhaan India are mainly shot here. The makers first do a recce of the bungalows here according to the sequence of their films or serials. Then they contact the bungalow owners here through the location manager. If the makers want to show the story of a middle class family in their film, then they will rent a simple looking bungalow. If the story of the film revolves around a rich man, then the luxury bungalows here are rented. Shooting in Film City has become more expensive than before, it is difficult for small producers to go there. After Film City, most of the shooting in Mumbai is happening in Mud Island, what are the reasons for this? In response, line producer Raja Randeep Giri said, ‘Shooting in Film City has become more expensive than before. That is why small producers are avoiding shooting there. In comparison, shooting in Mud Island is much cheaper. Here you can get a bungalow on rent even for Rs 15,000. The best thing is that you don’t have to run around much to get a bungalow on rent here. In Film City, many days are spent just in seeing the location. There are many bungalows here which were built 70-80 years ago. Such bungalows are used in films where some old structure has to be shown. Film City is bound by rules and regulations, producers have to face problems Executive Producer Avinash said, ‘Today Mud Island has become the second largest hub for shooting. The main reason for this is that there is no monopoly here. On the other hand, Film City is under the government. All the rules and regulations there are made by the government. New producers face a lot of problems in entering there. They have to go through a lot of paperwork. Apart from this, they do not even find anyone to show them the location.’ There are almost no wild animals here, people are also very cooperative Mud Island is also very good from the security point of view. According to Creative Director Dheeraj Mishra, the people here are of a very cooperative nature. There are very few cases of crime here. Wild animals are also never seen. The administration here is also very alert. On the other hand, there is always a fear in Film City that wild animals may come somewhere. Cheetahs and leopards have been seen roaming in the Film City many times. Mud Island has been infamous for shooting pornographic films. Despite everything being better, Mud Island has also been infamous for one matter. C-grade films were shot here till some time ago. This place came into the limelight in the Raj Kundra pornography case. The shooting of pornographic films here was exposed in a police raid. Since then, such films stopped being made here. The investigation revealed that adult films were shot here by renting a bungalow at the rate of Rs 20,000 per day. Mud Island has now started becoming the choice of stars as it is the best route to go to Mud Island. Big celebs like Mithun Chakraborty, Shakti Kapoor and Archana Puran Singh also have bungalows and flats in Mud Island. Raja Randeep Giri told that earlier stars used to buy land several kilometers away from Mumbai and build farmhouses in places like Lonavala and Panvel. Now gradually their inclination is increasing towards Mud Island. This is because the climate here is completely different from Mumbai city. The sea is visible from wherever you look. The view here is amazing at sunrise and sunset.

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