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WHY AT KOLHAPUR
ALL INDUSTRIES HAVE EVOLVED TO MEET MAN'S GROWING NEED. THE FILM INDUSTRY IS ALSO SUCH INDUSTRY WHICH HAS NEED BOM TO MEET MAN'S NEED FOR RECREATION. SINCE 1971 INDIA TOPS OVER 75 FEATURE FILMS PRODUCING COUNTRIES OVER THE WORLD, IN TERMS OF QUANTITY WITH AN AVERAGE PRODUCTION OF 900 FEATURE FILMS AND 2000 SHORT FILMS, KEEPING THE COUNTRY WITH 13,000 CINEMA HALLS. HOWEVER IN THE BEGINNING OF THE 20TH CENTURY, MOVIE MAKING WAS NOT AN INDUSTRY. THE DEVELOPMENT OF VARIOUS ARTS LIKE CINEMATOGRAPHY, SPECIAL EFFECTS, GRAPHICS, SOUND, TECHNOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT HAS TURNED FILMMAKING INTO A BIG ORGANIZATION AND HAS NOW TITLED IT AS AN 'INDUSTRY'. AT THE SAME TIME CINEMA WAS BECOMING A CONSUMER- DENTED BUSINESS IN A FAST PACED CITY, MUMBAI WHICH IS THE BIRTH PLACE OF CINEMA IN INDIA, WHERE PEOPLE ARE SO BUSY AND CONSTANTLY ON THE RUN TO ACQUIRE THEIR POSITION IN THIS HIGHLY COMPETITIVE PERIOD. THE POOREST AND THE RICHEST PERSON TRY TO LIVE HIS WORLD OF DREAMS THROUGH FILMS.
KOLHAPUR IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE MOTHER OF INDIAN FILM INDUSTRY BECAUSE OF LACK OF POST PRODUCTION FACILITIES, THE PRODUCERS HAVE TO GO TO MUMBAI FOR RECORDING, DUBBING AND EDITING PURPOSES. THUS INCREASING THE TOTAL COST OF THE PROJECT. IF THE SAME FACILITIES ARE PROVIDED THERE, THE TIME, MONEY AND ENERGY OF THE PRODUCERS AND DIRECTORS WILL BE SAVED. THE PROVISIONS OF THE EDITING, RECORDING AND DUBBING STUDIOS WILL ALSO PROVIDE JOB OPPORTUNITIES TO THE LOCAL TALENTED PEOPLE.
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THUS, BECAUSE OF THE FILM CITY WHICH WILL PROVIDE SOME NECESSARY SHOOTING LOCATIONS INSIDE THE CAMPUS, ALL THE POST PRODUCTION STUDIOS, SOME LOCATIONS IN THE VICINITY WILL SURELY HELP FLOURISHING OF DIE FILM INDUSTRY, AND WIL ALSO PROVIDE AN OPTION TO THE MUMBAI FILM CITY.
THE INDUSTRY IS ALSO IMPORTANT FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF THE GOVERNMENT BECAUSE IT IS A SOURCE PROFIT AND PAYS A GOOD SUM BY WAY OF DUTY TAX, ENTERTAINMENT TAX, ETC. FILMMAKING IS A PRODUCT OF COLLECTIVE AND CUMULATIVE EFFORTS OF COMBINED SKILLS OF ARTISTS AND TECHNICIANS WITH A HIGH DEGREE OF PERFECTION. THIS INDUSTRY PROVIDES EMPLOYMENT TO ABOUT 2,00,000 PEOPLE; INCLUDING ABOUT 1,63,000 EMPLOYED IN CINEMA. A LOT OF TIME, HARD WORK AND SKILLS GO IN MAKING A THREE OR FOUR HOUR FILM.
SOMETHING ABOUT KOLHAPUR
LOCATION:
Bhalaji Pendharkar
Baburao Painter
V. Shantaram
KOLHAPUR IS A PLACE SITUATED ON THE BANKS OF RIVER PANCHGANGA WHERE 5 DIFFERENT RIVERS HAVE JOINED TOGETHER. IT HAS A GREAT RELIGIOUS, HISTORICAL AND EDUCATIONAL RECOGNITION.
KOLHAPUR CITY IS LOCATED IN SOUTH-WESTERN MAHARASHTRA AT 16°25'N 74°08' E 16.41°N 74.13°E. IT HAS AN ELEVATION OF 569 METRES (1867 FT) WHICH IS HIGHER THAN THAT OF PUNE.HENCE ITS CLIMATE IS USUALLY PLEASANT. BY ROAD, KOLHAPUR IS 228 KM SOUTH OF PUNE, 615 KM NORTHWEST OF BANGALORE AND 530 KM WEST OF HYDERABAD.THE NEAREST CITIES AND TOWNS WITHIN MAHARASHTRA ARE ICHALKARANJI (20 KM), KAGAL (17 KM), SANGLI (50 KM), MIRAJ (45 KM)
CLIMATE : KOLHAPUR'S CLIMATE IS A BLEND OF COASTAL AND INLAND CLIMATE OF MAHARASHTRA. THE TEMPERATURE HAS A RELATIVELY NARROW RANGE BETWEEN 10°C TO 35°C. SUMMER IN KOLHAPUR IS COMPARATIVELY COOLER, BUT MUCH MORE HUMID, COMPARED TO NEIGHBOURING INLAND CITIES. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES RARELY EXCEED 38°C AND TYPICALLY RANGE BETWEEN 33 TO 35°C. LOWS DURING THIS SEASON ARE AROUND 24°C TO 26°C.THE OVERALL CLIMATE OF KOLHAPUR DISTRICT IS SALUBRIOUS. ALL THE SEASONS IN KOLHAPUR ARE MODERATE. IN WINTER DURING THE MONTHS OF NOV TO FEB. THE TEMP, IS TO BE 720 TO 750 F AND IN SUMMER 81 TO 850 F IN THE DRY CLIMATE.
THE AREA OF KOLHAPUR CITY IS APPROXIMATELY 66.85 SQ. KM, AND THE HEIGHT FROM MEAN SEA LEVEL IS 1800 FEET. THE LONGITUDE IS 68 DEGREES TOWARDS EAST AND LATITUDE TOWARDS NORTH IS 21 DEGREES. THIS CITY IS APPROACHABLE TO BOTH MUMBAI AND BANGALURU PEOPLE ON NH4. THE POPULATION OF KOLHAPUR CITY IS NEARLY 5.4 LAKHS. KOLHAPUR IS A CITY SITUATED IN THE SOUTH-WEST COMER OF MAHARASHTRA, INDIA. THE POPULATION OF KOLHAPUR CITY WAS 493,167, AS PER THE 2001 CENSUS. KOLHAPAUR ALSO SERVES AS THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE KOLHAPUR DISTRICT. AS IS THE CASE IN MOST OF THE MAHARASHTRA CITIES, THE MAIN LANGUAGE SPOKEN HERE IS MARATHI. KOLHAPUR IS SITUATED ON THE BANKS OF RIVER PANCHGANGA AND IS THE LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE OF MAHALAKSHMI, A HINDU GODDESS.
PROXIMITY TO THE NEAREST AIR PORT : KOLHAPUR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS 11 KM AWAY Raja Harishchandra
PROXIMITY TO THE NEAREST RAILWAY STATION : KOLHAPUR RAILWAY STATION IS 9.6 KM AWAY PROXIMITY TO THE NEAREST BUS STATION : KOLHAPUR RAILWAY STATION IS 9.6 KM AWAY
PLACES OF INTEREST
Dams
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Mahalakshmi Temple Jyotiba temple Nrusinhawadi (Narsobawadi) Khidrapur (Kopeshwar (shiva) Temple) Tembalai alias Tryamboli Katyani
DAILY MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURES & HUMIDITY FOR THE CITY KOLHAPUR
Radhanagri (Capacity: 3.5 TMC) Kaalammavadi (Capacity: 28 TMC)
TRANSPORTATION Local transportation includes auto rickshaws and buses run by KMT (Kolhapur Municipal Transport). TRAIN
Lakes Rankala lake Kalamba lake
Fort area
ROAD Vishalgad
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Bhavani Mandap Shree Chhatrapati Shahu Museum, KolhapurStalni Palace,Kolhapur Chandrakant Mandare museum New Palace,Kolhapur Town Hall museum Motibag Talim Shivaji University siddhgiri Museum
HISTORY
The National Highway (NH4) connecting Pune and Bengluru passes through Kolhapur, it has excellent connectivity with a number of major cities in Maharashtra and Karnataka. Bus is a more preferred mode of transport due to its wider network and speed. Buses run by private companies are generally considered more comfortable and reliable, with most offering sleeper and am conditioned coaches. Kolhapur has multiple state transport bus stands like central bus stand (CBS),Rankala & Sambhajinagar bus stand spread around the city. These provide services (connecting to most of cities in Maharashtra,Karnataka,Goa and some places in Andhra Pradesh. The private companies generally serve the more popular routes, to and from big cities,like Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru, Panjim, Nashik, Belgaum, Dharwad, Hubli, Solapur, Hyderabad, Ratnagiri, Shirdi, Tirupati.
RAINFALL : THE CITY RECEIVES ABUNDANT RAINFALL FROM JUNE TO SEPTEMBER DUE TO ITS PROXIMITY TO THE WESTERN GHATS. THE HEAVY RAINS OFTEN LEAD TO SEVERE FLOODING IN THESE MONTHS. TEMPERATURES ARE LOW IN THE RAINY SEASON AND RANGE BETWEEN 19°C TO 30°CGENERALLY MANSOON BEGINS IN THE FIRST WEEK OF JUNE. THE AVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL IN THE DISTRICT IS 1025MM, BUT THERE IS UNEVENESS IN THE ANNUAL RAINFALL IN THE DISTRICT. IN THE WESTERN REGION OF SATYADRI RANGA. IN THE TEHSILS GAGANBAWADA, RADHANGARI, CHANDGAD AND AJARA THE AVERAGE RAINFALL IS 6000MM. IN SOUTHEAST REGIONS OF SHIROL AND HATKANGALE THE RAINFALL IS 500 MM
MSRTC runs a intercity bus service from Kolhapur to the Sangli. which is 50 km from Kolhapur. There are buses to Sangli almost every 10 minutes from Kolhapur. For local transportation KMT buses,autos and private cars like INDICA,INNOVA,TAVERA are available. AIR The city has an airport near Ujlaiwadi, 13 km from the city center connecting Kolhapur to Mumbai. Kingfisher Airlines offers daily flight to Mumbai.
MEAN RAINFALL DATA IN KOLHAPUR DISTRICT ( IN INCHES)
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Kolhapur Railway Station is named "Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus" or "C. Shahu Maharaj Terminus" (Station code: KOP). It was moved from the South Central to Central Railways 2003. It has daily trains to Mumbai,Pune,Tirupati,Bangalore,Bhopal,Nagpur and Hyderabad. The weekly Nizammuddin Express is the only direct train to Bhopal and Delhi. The station also runs an inter-city shuttle service between Kolhapur and Mirai (Sangli).lt is having 12 from and 12 trains to the station for nearly per day.
CULTURE
Kolhapur is an ancient city, famous for its food, headwear, footwear, jewellery, wrestling and religious connections. According to legend it was settled by Kolhasur, a demon who was later killed by Mahalakshmi to relieve the local populace. However, honouring the demon's dying wish, the city was named after him. Kolhapur finds mentions in Devi Gita, the final and most important chapter of the Srimad Devi Bhagawatam, as one the important places of Shakti worship. During 940-1212 CE, it was the capital of the Shilahara dynasty of Kolhapur. An inscription at Teradal mentions that king Gonka was healed from snakebite by a Jain monk and Gonk had built a temple of Lord Neminath. Many Jain temples in that region build in the next couple of century are called Gonka-Jinalya after him. During the reign of Bhoja I, a dynamic Acharya Maghanandi helped establish an institute at Rupanarayana-Basadi. Several of the kings and nobles of the dynasty were disciples of Maghanandi. Maghanandi is often called Siddhantachakravarti ie the great master of the scriptures, Gandaraditya I was his disciple. He is sometimes called "Kolapuriya" to distinguish him from many other Acharyas with the name Maghanandi.
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Majority of the city dwellers are Marathas along with smaller communities of Gujaratis, Marwadis, Maharashtrian Jains, Lingayats and Sindhis with considerable poulation of Muslims next to Marathas. Communal harmony has been the proud culture of Kolhapur. Kolhapur has the distinction of having two Bhattaraka seats, that of Lakshmisena Swami and of Jinasena Swami which has shifted from Nandni to Kolhapura. Kolhapur has one of the highest per-capita income for a city in India. Trade is mostly dependent on farming of cash crops like sugarcane, the metal industry with important inputs from textiles and mining. The prosperity and the resulting spending prowess of the Kolhapuri people was famously reported in a list of cities with the highest number of Mercedes cars in the state of Maharashtra, where Kolhapur came second only to Mumbai^41. Similarly, Kolhapur also attracts lots of shoppers from around the region. The main shopping hub of the city is Mahadwar Road, near Mahalaxmi Temple inside the old city walls. Showrooms of adidas,RBK,Wrangler,Pepe Jeans,Indian terrain, Turtle etc and food chains like dominoes, naturals ice-creams have also popped up in the historically residential area, Rajarampuri. Another field that Kolhapur prides itself of is films. In certain circles, Kolhapur was and is still considered the capital of the Marathi film industry. Legendary personalities like Bhalaji
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Pendharkar, Baburao Painter and V. Shantaram started their careers from Kolhapur. It has been lasted as the place where Raja Harishchandra, the first feature film ever produced in India was conceptualized. Kolhapur still plays host to many film festivals and provides location for shooting. Ilfefeapur is also a strong political center .Nationalist Congress Party along with Congressare the rarrent political powerhouses in the region.
BHUDDIST CAVES SHIROL
FILM TRAINING INSTITUTE AT KOLHAPUR
AKSHAY A . JADHAV DYPCA