Mumbai received the UNESCO’s ‘Creative City’ tag under the film category on the occasion of World Cities Day (October 31).
Mumbai was among 66 cities across the world to be tagged as ‘Creative Cities’ on Thursday, along with Hyderabad, which got recognition under the gastronomy category.
UNESCO awards the ‘Creative City’ status under seven categories, including films, and picks cities that commit to placing culture at the centre of their development strategies. Mumbai and Hyderabad are now part of a network of 246 designated ‘Creative Cities’, joining Chennai,Varanasi and Jaipur from India.
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