Sightseeing in Hyderabad

We have done a lot of sightseeing and experiencing the arts here in Hyderabad. We toured the Muslim tombs and Golconda Fort.  This was was a great history lesson, but we were rushed through most of it and the accent of the tour guide was very hard to understand.  The structures were absolutely breathtaking!

We went to the Ramoji Film City which is the largest film production company in India. They have many sets and some amusement rides, much like our MGM Studios or Universal Studios. The highlight of the day was meeting Mr. Ramoji himself.  He is a very powerful person in India with multiple businesses and a lot of fame.  We were honored to meet him and spend over half an hour with him to get to know him and his business. The Bollywood film industry is very popular in India.

I got the chance to go to a Bollywood film called “Gajini”.  It was so funny and illogical!  It is a comedy turned action film and sad love story…super cheezy!  I watched the whole thing in Hindi, without subtitles, but was still able to follow the story because of how cheezy and predictable the scenes were! 

As for the arts, we went to the Salar Jung Museum where all of the riches of the last Nizam ruler in Hyderabad are kept.  He was deemed the richest man in the world at one time before India gained independence from the British. At that time Andrah Pradesh was the only state ruled by a Muslim ruler, the rest of India was ruled by the British. In 1947, the entire country gained independence and became a democratic country.  It is quite amazing to see how lavishly the kings lived in their palaces and how poor the Indians were. I was told by one of my hosts that the British hindered development of the country as they only lived for themselves and the Indians were just slave labor for them.  Now that they have had 60 years of independence, they have made great strides toward development. 

We saw a play called “The Perfect Divorce”. This play had professional actors that flew in from Mumbai. It was a comedy of errors regarding marriage and divorce. We found it very ironic given the conservative nature of the Indian culture.  The play was in Hinglish and the actors dressed very western-like.  I gave it only 2 stars considering I fell asleep during it!

The Bolshoi Ballet Troupe performed and we were able to attend.  What an amazing performance it was!  I was so mesmerized by the beauty of the dance and the costumes were so lovely.

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