MUMBAI, June 4 -- In a major push to position Mumbai as a global media and entertainment destination, the Maharashtra government and Prasar Bharati, India's largest public broadcasting agency, will jointly develop a world-class Integrated Film and Television Media Hub on nearly 150 acres of land in Malad. Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday approved the proposal to set up a special purpose vehicle (SPV) of both the institutions that will execute the ambitious project along with the adjoining Goregaon Film City, also known as Dadasaheb Phalke Chitranagari. The proposed hub is envisioned as a comprehensive media and entertainment district featuring state-of-the-art film studios, sound stages, hospitality infrastructure, IT and IT-enabled services facilities, tourism projects, and international-standard institutes for film and music education. The government will also explore partnerships with leading foreign educational institutions to establish training centres within the complex, stated a release issued by the CMO. In April last year, the state government along with the Maharashtra Film, Stage & Cultural Development Corporation (MFSCDC) and Prasar Bharati signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding to develop a sprawling 240-acre creative economy hub in Malad. The land is owned by the I&B. In order to review the progress of the agreement, CM Fadnavis chaired a review meeting that was attended by state cultural affairs minister Ashish Shelar, Prasar Bharati chief executive officer Gaurav Dwivedi and MFSCDC officials among others....