Film Tourism in India: An Emergent Phenomenon

Biswas, Joydeep; Croy, Glen

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“…While the findings from Lavasa may be unique, it is not surprising that some of the trends of urban growth resonate with similar examples of tourism destinations that have been recently created in other parts of the country, for instance, peri-urban conurbations at Lonavala hills due to the tourism destination of Aamby Valley City, which is also in proximity of Pune Metropolitan Region. In another Indian metropolitan city of Hyderabad, the creation of Ramoji Film City, a place for filmmaking (like Disney Studios) has generated considerable tourism and is seen as a main agent for peri-urban growth on the eastern periphery of the city [64,65]. A similar situation is experienced with Wonderla, a large theme park on the outskirts of Bengaluru in South India (also known as the IT capital of India) where the connecting Mysuru Expressway has seen a spur of building hotels due to significant tourism opportunities [66].…”

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Tourism Urbanisation in Metropolitan Fringe: Insights from the Tourist City of Lavasa in Pune, India

Hambarde,

Shinde

2024

Sustainability

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This paper examines the processes surrounding tourism-led urbanisation in the periphery of a metropolitan region using the case of Pune—a metropolitan city in India. Pune houses five million people and its hinterlands were amalgamated in 2016 into the Pune Metropolitan Region (PMR) administered by Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority. We used a geographical perspective of core-periphery focusing on “destination-bound” and “citybound” angles for conceptualising tourism in PMR. We draw attention to the significance of “destination-bound” flows from the core to the periphery using a detailed study of Lavasa city—a tourism destination located 60 km southwest of Pune. A morphological study of the Lavasa tourism sub-region was conducted using temporal mapping and direct observations at two scales: within the Lavasa city, and along the road connecting Lavasa with Pune city. The findings show how a “tourism corridor” is created when the destination at the periphery is a tourist attraction. The corridor is characterised by informal tourism activities that are outside the reach of the tourism policy. We argue that tourism sub-regions generate settlements and landscapes in the peripheries of metropolitan regions, particularly around natural resources. These leisure spaces in the periphery and hinterlands contribute to the distinct territoriality of metropolitan regions.

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Tourism Urbanisation in Metropolitan Fringe: Insights from the Tourist City of Lavasa in Pune, India

Hambarde,

Shinde

2024

Sustainability

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“…Thirdly, the importance of film raises awareness of the host city. Biswas and Croy (2018) noted that film tourism has the potential to increase the awareness of the destination. New Zealand is one of the best examples of destinations that have largely benefited from FPIT.…”

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The Characteristics of Film Products to Induce Tourism

Rahman

Dawam

Chan

2019

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Film products to induce tourism is a new phenomenon for tourists to visit a destination that inspired by films and television. For example; film The Beach (Thailand), Tomb Raider (Cambodia), Entrapment (Malaysia), Lord of The Rings trilogy (New Zealand), Harry Potter trilogy (UK) and others. Many of this destination has turned into a popular tourist attraction. However, film products to induce tourism can also be unpredictable. The success of any film or television is not guaranteed, and the effects on inducing visits can be complex. Thus, this paper will analyze six of the characteristics of film products namely on location, off location, storyline, celebrity, film genres and film festivals. By understanding these characteristics of film products, this paper can help to increase a better understanding of the context of film products to induce tourism. Indeed, this paper also opens an opportunity for future researchers to study film products as a new strategy to induce the tourism industry where it can increase the number of tourists visiting.

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“…This study intends to make meaningful contributions to the growing corpus of research on the interrelation between popular culture, place and tourism (Månsson et al, 2020; Reijnders, 2016 etc.) by bringing in a (critical) Indian perspective that is still largely missing in media tourism research (but see: Angmo and Dolma, 2015; Biswas and Croy, 2018; Mishra, 2018; Nanjangud, 2019; Nanjangud and Reijnders, 2020, 2021). Such a critical commentary fills in for much elusive discussions on the storytelling format and the specificities of the films from the region that has global effects on transnational mobilities that, perhaps cannot be generalized using existing research dominated by western case-studies.…”

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On the Tracks of Musical Screenscapes: Analysing the Emerging Phenomenon of Bollywood Filmi-song Tourism in Iceland

Nanjangud

Reijnders

2022

Tourist Studies

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Around the world, cities and regions are welcoming tourists after being in the spotlight of popular movies, games, novels, TV series or other forms of popular media culture. Popular Hindi cinema (Bollywood) too has long impacted destination imaginaries and the ensuing travels. What remains scarce in existing research is how its crucial component – Filmi-songs impacts tourists’ imaginaries of a destination, and consequently how they perform their travels. This study investigates the role and significance of filmi-songs in tourism practices, by focussing on the case-study of ‘Gerua’ from the film ‘Dilwale’ (2015), post which Iceland experienced a rise in Indian tourism. Employing 18 in-depth interviews with tourists, but also various local stakeholders in the business of media-tourism, this study attempts to understand what impact Bollywood songs have on travel motivations of its audiences, how tourists experience the filmi-song location on-site, and finally how the phenomenon is perceived and evaluated by local stakeholders in Iceland. Results show that filmi-song tourists are actively engaged in reconstructing scenes from their beloved filmi-songs by indulging in shot re-creations and song re-enactments. By drawing links between Bollywoodized narratives and locations in Iceland, and by sharing these performances online, these tourist practices contribute to the imaginative heritage of Iceland in the global imagination.

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Film Tourism in India: An Emergent Phenomenon

Cited by 11 publications

References 15 publications

Tourism Urbanisation in Metropolitan Fringe: Insights from the Tourist City of Lavasa in Pune, India

Tourism Urbanisation in Metropolitan Fringe: Insights from the Tourist City of Lavasa in Pune, India

The Characteristics of Film Products to Induce Tourism

On the Tracks of Musical Screenscapes: Analysing the Emerging Phenomenon of Bollywood Filmi-song Tourism in Iceland

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