Scotland that is known for its multi-ethnic society, love of culture and hospitality, may soon host the first permanent Bollywood studio. Incidentally, Bollywood’s evergreen actor-director-producer Dev Anand is planning to shoot his next film in his favorite Scotland. He is looking for an office and studio on the outskirts of Inverness, the main town on the northern reaches of Scotland. Dev feels that the Highlands would become a permanent hub for the Indian film industry. He adds, “I discovered Scotland for Bollywood when I went there 10 years ago.

This is a beautiful place even when it rains.” He reminisces that eight Bollywood films were shot in Scotland between 2000 and 2003 after he wrote the script for ‘Main Solah Baras Ki’ in the small Scottish town of Pitlochry in 1998.