Heyy Babyy
Saturday morning shoppers could be forgiven for thinking the Mardi Gras parade had come early, with a troupe of sequin- and feather-clad dancers taking over a city street yesterday. About 50 dancers went through their paces on busy Druitt Street yesterday morning, filming a pivotal scene for the Bollywood film, Heyy Babyy. Hundreds of shoppers, city workers and tourists stopped for an exclusive preview of the film which has been in production in Sydney for the past two weeks.
The well-known Bollywood producer Sajid Nadiadwala's banner, Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment Pvt Ltd (NGE), has clinched a deal with Fox Studios Australia for the pre and post -production work of Heyy Babyy being extensively shot in the exotic locales of that country. The filmmakers have used a number of Sydney landmarks as locations, including the historic St Stephen's Church in Newtown and the central business district. They will film in Martin Place today before moving to locations including Darling Harbour, Circular Quay and Hyde Park this week. While Sydney has been used before by Indian filmmakers, this is the first time the city has featured so prominently.
The story follows the fortunes of three playboy bachelors who find a baby has been anonymously left in their care. They travel to Australia where they track down their former girlfriends to identify which one might be the baby's mother.
The film has Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Fardeen Khan and Vidya Balan in important roles.
This makes Heyy Babyy the first Indian film to be processed in Australia and NGE the first Indian production house to have an office at Fox Studios.
The Australian government and private agencies have been actively pursuing more trade relations with Bollywood. Heyy Babyy is the result of their endeavour in that direction. Australia has more than 130 million dollars worth of India centric projects. As well as exposing the city to an international audience of more than a billion, Heyy Babyy is also expected to pump $2 million into the NSW economy over its five-week shoot. The NSW Film and Television Office, Austrade and Tourism NSW have been encouraging Indian film production in Sydney for years.
The well-known Bollywood producer Sajid Nadiadwala's banner, Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment Pvt Ltd (NGE), has clinched a deal with Fox Studios Australia for the pre and post -production work of Heyy Babyy being extensively shot in the exotic locales of that country. The filmmakers have used a number of Sydney landmarks as locations, including the historic St Stephen's Church in Newtown and the central business district. They will film in Martin Place today before moving to locations including Darling Harbour, Circular Quay and Hyde Park this week. While Sydney has been used before by Indian filmmakers, this is the first time the city has featured so prominently.
The story follows the fortunes of three playboy bachelors who find a baby has been anonymously left in their care. They travel to Australia where they track down their former girlfriends to identify which one might be the baby's mother.
The film has Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Fardeen Khan and Vidya Balan in important roles.This makes Heyy Babyy the first Indian film to be processed in Australia and NGE the first Indian production house to have an office at Fox Studios.
The Australian government and private agencies have been actively pursuing more trade relations with Bollywood. Heyy Babyy is the result of their endeavour in that direction. Australia has more than 130 million dollars worth of India centric projects. As well as exposing the city to an international audience of more than a billion, Heyy Babyy is also expected to pump $2 million into the NSW economy over its five-week shoot. The NSW Film and Television Office, Austrade and Tourism NSW have been encouraging Indian film production in Sydney for years.
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