India, June 22 -- The upcoming International Film City project in Sector 21 of the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (Yeida) along the Yamuna Expressway will take off on June 26 with the foundation laying ceremony, officials said on Saturday. The first phase of the project is estimated to be completed within 18 months after the work starts.

The Bayview Bhutani Film City Pvt Ltd - a consortium led by film producer Boney Kapoor and the Bhutani Group- is executing the project, which will be divided in three phases. The first phase will spread over 230 acre with an estimated cost of Rs.1,510 crore.

According to Boney Kapoor, in the first phase of the project, multiple film studios and sound stages will be constructed and sh...