India, Oct. 16 -- Spearheaded by cultural affairs minister Ashish Shelar, the government is planning to set up a fifth Film City at Palshet, Velneshwar and Tavsal villages in Guhagar taluka on 125 acres of land currently under the control of the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC). The tourism and cultural affairs departments are preparing a detailed project report for the proposed project, which is likely to be developed under a public-private partnership (PPP) model, involving private players from the entertainment industry.

Shelar has already greenlit a Rs.3,000-crore upgrade of Film City in Goregaon, plans to establish two new Film Cities in Nagpur and Nashik, and is considering another Film City on around 150 acres of...