Haunting of Ramoji Film City
Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of Telangana. It occupies 650 square kilometers on the Deccan plateau along the banks of the Musi river. It has the fifth largest urban economy in India. Until the 19th century, Hyderabad was known for the pearl industry and was nicknamed the “city of pearls”.
In recent times, it has become a hub of trade and commerce and an international center of Information technology (IT), pharmaceuticals, and textiles. Service activities have increased drastically especially those associated with IT, they constitute a major share of the city’s economy.
The city has long been associated with the production of Telugu language films, which gave rise to its nickname Tollywood.
Ramoji Film City
Ramoji film city is an integrated film studio complex, spread over 1,666 acres, it is the largest integrated film city in the world.
It has been certified by Guinness world records as the largest complex in the world. It was built by Telugu film producer Ramoji Rao in 1996. It is a popular tourism and recreation center, containing several attractions including an amusement park. People can visit the film sets, theme parks, and amusement rides.
The film city has six hotels and forty-seven sound stages. Moreover, the film city has the set used for Baahubali films, all statues and props used in the films can be seen here.
Pretty impressive isn’t it? Apart from drawing around 1.5 million tourists every year it also attracts spirits from another world.
Horror Stories of Ramoji Film City
Many actors have confessed to seeing some strange figures in the mirror while getting ready for a shoot. Huge chandeliers have fallen from roofs during film shoots and lightmen have complained of some invisible force that tries to push them down. Some say the spooky presence in green rooms and on sets is of the crew members who have lost their lives at work.
While the other version is that it belongs to soldiers and generals who died fighting for the Nizam of Hyderabad. This gigantic studio campus stands on what used to be a battlefield. Not only actors but guests who stayed in the hotels have also experienced paranormal activity. Guests who stayed in the hotel have heard whispers and strange voices while others have found Urdu words written on their mirrors.
However, officials at Ramoji film city have never confirmed any of these haunted stories but people who have experienced it know what it really was.
Taapsee Pannu
Taapsee Pannu is an Indian actress who works primarily in Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil language films. She is the recipient of two Filmfare awards.
Taapsee Pannu said “I felt something when I was staying at a hotel in Ramoji film city in Hyderabad, and I had heard stories earlier of the hotel being haunted. I was alone in the room when I heard some footsteps echoing. Since I am a scaredy-cat when it comes to ghosts, all I did was convince that I was imagining things and literally forced myself to sleep.”
In conclusion, see for yourself when you visit Ramoji film city whether it is haunted or not.
