The Indian Motion Picture Producers’ Association (IMPPA) has written a letter to Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, throwing its weight behind his move to retain the Hindi film industry in Maharashtra. This was in response to Thackeray’s outburst against Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s visit to Bombay on 2nd December to woo producers to shift their headquarters to NCR in U.P. where he is planning a huge state-of-the-art Film City. In its letter dated 3rd December, the IMPPA has complimented Uddhav Thackeray for his stance.
The letter then goes on to request the chief minister to come to the rescue of the Hindi film industry and grant it concessions so that the industry not only survives but also prospers in the state. The concessions and benefits sought by the IMPPA are:
(1) Subsidy and entertainment tax exemption to Hindi films like they are given to Marathi films.
(2) Minimum permissions for shooting on government-owned locations in the state, and free shooting facilities for the same.
(3) Harassment of producers by politically-affiliated trade unions on some pretext or the other during shootings needs to be stopped.
(4) Sops should be offered to single-screen cinemas to help them survive the onslaught of multiplexes.
(5) Single-window clearance for shooting on locations.
The letter then goes on to request the chief minister to come to the rescue of the
Hindi film industry and grant it concessions…