Ramoji Film City

Ramoji Film City is an integrated film studio complex located in Hyderabad, India. Spread over 1,666 acres (674 ha),[1] it is the largest film studio complex in the world[2][3][4] and as such has been certified by the Guinness World Records.[5] It was built by Telugu media tycoon Ramoji Rao in 1996.[1][6] The Guardian described Ramoji Film City as “city within a city.”[2]
Ramoji Film City Entrance

It is also a popular tourism and recreation centre, containing natural and artificial attractions including an amusement park. Around 1.5 million tourists visit this place every year.[7][4]

Development
Ramoji Film City
A railway Station set inside Ramoji Film City, which was used in the movie, Chennai Express

The film city is the brainchild of media tycoon and film producer Ramoji Rao, who wanted to build a studio similar to the ones in Hollywood.[1] On procuring the land, he signed art director Nitish Roy to design the complex. According to an executive, the builders kept the land, which at that time consisted of jungles and mountainous terrain, intact, without removing one tree or mountain.

The studio has a central kitchen for the various film units shooting at any given point of time. People can visit the film sets, theme parks, amusement rides, etc.[1] The film city also has 6 hotels inside it, 47 sound stages and permanent sets ranging from railway stations to temples.[5]

The film city also has the set used for the films Baahubali: The Beginning (2015) and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017); all the statues and props used in the films can be seen here.