Archive · 15 Aug 2026
Noida Film City faces fresh delay as financial closure pending
A big movie-making city was planned in India, but it has not been built yet.
The leader of the state of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, announced this movie city six years ago.
The city is supposed to be built near a new airport on about 1,000 acres of land.
Building a project this big costs a lot of money.
The company in charge has to prove it has enough money before construction can start.
So far, that proof has not been given, which is causing the delay.
The first part of the project will use 230 acres and is expected to cost about Rs 1,510 crore.
It will have movie studios, places to edit films, and a school for people who want to work in movies.
The company says it will be ready to build by the end of August.
People hope the movie city will create jobs and make Uttar Pradesh a new place for making films.
Six years after Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced it, construction of the Noida Film City has not begun because financial closure is still pending.
The project spans nearly 1,000 acres in Sector 21 of the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) area, near the Noida International Airport.
YEIDA approved the first-phase layout in June 2025 and resolved land issues, but says funding must be established before construction can start.
Developer Bayview Bhutani International Film City Pvt Ltd expects financial closure within a week and targets starting construction by the end of August.
The first phase, estimated to cost around Rs 1,510 crore, will include film studios, sound stages, post-production facilities and a film institute.
- Who
- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced the project; developer Bayview Bhutani International Film City Pvt Ltd and the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) are handling it.
- What
- The Noida Film City project faces another delay because financial closure, a mandatory condition before construction, remains pending.
- When
- Announced six years ago; the first-phase layout was approved in June 2025 and construction is targeted to begin by the end of August.
- Where
- Sector 21 of the YEIDA area, near the Noida International Airport in Uttar Pradesh, India.
- Why
- Construction cannot start until the developer establishes how the funds for the project have been arranged.
- Project
- Noida Film City
- Location
- Sector 21, YEIDA area, near Noida International Airport, Uttar Pradesh
- Total planned area
- Nearly 1,000 acres
- First phase area
- 230 acres (155 acres film infrastructure, 75 acres commercial)
- First-phase estimated cost
- Around Rs 1,510 crore
- Developer
- Bayview Bhutani International Film City Pvt Ltd
- First-phase layout approval
- June 2025
- Construction target
- End of August