Overview
- A South Indian team filmed the comedy Anumana Pakshi for 12 days across Pahalgam, including Aru and Betab Valleys, in what outlets describe as the first major production since the April 22 attack that killed 26 people.
- Director Vimal Krishna said the crew felt “100 per cent safe” and thanked the government, security forces and locals for their support.
- The production plans to continue in Srinagar next, marking one of the first multi-location shoots in the region since the April violence.
- Tourism bodies reported about a 40% fall in visitor numbers in the months after the attack, and officials argue that visible, secure film shoots can rebuild traveler confidence.
- Local facilitators, including Casting Kashmir and Hamiasto Line Productions, coordinated the shoot as residents expressed hope that regular filming will return and lift the local economy.