Tax cuts, screening for MLAs: Centre, states push for The Kashmir Files
India Today
The film which outlines the brutalities endured by the Kashmiri Pandits has received a massive push from the Centre and states, with many making it tax free. The film also got the prime minister’s nod when the makers met him on Saturday.
Vivek Agnihotri’s The Kashmir Files opened to a massive opening in the box office when it released this Friday. Helmed by Anupam Kher, the film highlights the atrocities against Kashmiri Pandits in the 1990s when they were killed, persecuted and forced to leave their homes overnight.
The film which outlines the brutalities endured by the Kashmiri Pandits has received a massive push from the Centre and states, with many making it tax free. It also got the prime minister’s nod when the makers met him on Saturday.
The Haryana government has directed cinema halls and multiplexes to not charge state GST from patrons booking tickets of “The Kashmir Files. Theatres and multiplexes have also been directed not to increase the ticket prices as well as not make any changes to the seating capacity. The order will be in effect for six months from its date of issue.
Gujarat has also made the film tax-free in the state. The decision was made by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.
Goa's caretaker Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today announced that The Kashmir Files will be made tax free in the state and will continue to be screened across the state with maximum possible shows. According to the Chief Minister's Office, Pramod Sawant was scheduled to watch the movie today.
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Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje today urged the state to give tax exemption to the film. “The Kashmir Files, based on the past situations and true events of Jammu and Kashmir, has been made tax-free in many states, including Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat. My request to the state government is to make this film tax-free in Rajasthan too," she tweeted.
