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Right at the entrance one will find two three-star hotels called 'Tara' and 'Sitara', where you will be given a royal treatment as a visitor. If one goes further there are various gardens ranging from Japanese to Tea gardens, temples sans idols, schools that turned into police stations at the drop of the board, colleges that double up as Havelis and airports whose rear entrance is used for the hospital shot and side for church. Sets like the airport and the hospital are astonishing.
There is also a south Indian village, a north Indian village, sky scrapers, slums, Ajanta and Ellora caves, a bazaar, a multi-purpose building, a pool and artificial waterfalls and many more. Hawa Mahal, along the lines of the Golconda Fort, is on a hilltop from where you can have a bird's eye view of the whole place.
With some luck one is likely to find his or her favorite star shooting in one of the sets for some film. Apart from Tara and Sitara, there are also mobile canteens, hotels, and fast food centers within the film city. This wonderful looking place is famous for its sets and can make your day splendid.
The Film City tour takes you through a world full of surprises, scares, and delights. You are taken in special buses first to Eureka, which is the beginning and also the end of the tour. Eureka is an architectural reproduction of a bygone era taking you across ornamental bridges and into the bowels of forts. Get past 72 steps to arrive at Mauryan magic or walk down the replicas of Mughal glory. In contrast is the rugged Wild West replete with horses, cowboys, and gunfights. Looks like a set of Jesse James supplanted from Hollywood. If you are not there first thing in the morning, you will miss the morning welcome ceremony with kings and queens, music and pageant of the likes of Disneyland. An equally enchanting programme in the evening winds up the tour.
Air -Hyderabad being the capital city is well connected by air from all the important cities of the country
Rail - Hyderabad has got its own railhead and is connected with all the major cities within the state and outside.
Road - Regular bus service connects Hyderabad with all the important places within the country. For city transportation city buses, taxis, and auto rickshaws are also available.
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