[2] Owing to its proximity to Doordarshan (the Prasar Bharati transmission headquarters in New Delhi) and a large number of private broadcasting and transmitting stations that have moved to the National Capital Region (NCR), the film city has become a first choice for shooting television serials, news and other entertainment-cum-education programs.
[13][14] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it got delayed, and a new revised DPR had to be prepared to change the alignment and correspond with the timeframe when work was rescheduled to begin from January 2022, which was submitted in October 2022, and finish by 2023.
[17] According to the Detailed Project Report (DPR) prepared by the YEIDA, the film city will be developed at a total cost of about ₹65,000 crore (US$7.5 billion) over a span of 3-4 years, consisting of four consecutive phases.
The project has been divided into seven zones on 230 acres (93 ha) under Phase-I and the remaining Phases II, III and IV, which will be developed at a later stage.
The second zone will have production houses and studios on 60 acres (24 ha) of area, alongside workshops, a film academy and a research library accessible to students and professionals.
The third zone will be developed on 20 acres (8.1 ha) of area to accommodate staff residences, guest houses, hotels and health centres.
The sixth zone will be developed on 60 acres (24 ha) of area, and will house a film university for practical learning and training in skills and talents.
The seventh and last zone will be developed on 60 acres (24 ha) of area, and will have a shopping mall, information technology (IT) hub, hotels and service apartments.
[23][24] The location of the upcoming film city is just to the west side of the under-construction Noida International Airport, making it to be conveniently positioned close to transport hubs.