UP govt puts 22 films on subsidy list, Kartik Aaryan & Swara Bhasker’s films make the cut

Twenty-two feature films, including six Bhojpuri films, have been beneficiary of Yogi ityanath government’s film policy. “Nearly 35 more films have been cleared by finance committee. Bill vouchers of such films have been deposited and this means that se films would be next in line for subsidy which is cleared in a phased manner,” said an official of Film Bandhu, dal body for film clearance and subsidy in state.

UP govt ds 22 films on subsidy list 

Uttar Presh government has, so far, cleared subsidy worth over Rs 112.4 million for 16 Hindi and six Bhojpuri films. “ subsidy amount for 22 films is being transferred directly into filmmakers’ accounts through a real-time gross settlement (RTGS),” official said.

Among se 22 films are Anaarkali of Aarah, Shai Main Zaroor Aana, Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety and Behen Hogi Teri. Interestingly, Anurag Kashyap’s Saand ki Aankh, which Yogi ityanath government h declared tax-free in 2019, is t among subsidy beneficiaries.

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Saand Ki Aankh stars Taapsee Pannu and Bhumi Pednekar. film is based on life of Chandro Tomar and Prakashi Tomar, two grandmors from Baghpat in Uttar Presh who learned shooting at of 60 years and n went on to earn accoles.

Anurag Kashyap, producer of Saand ki Aankh, has been vocal in his opposition to new citizenship law and was also among 49 celebrities who h written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi against growing intolerance.

Bollywood celebrities like Mhur Bhandarkar h criticized Kashyap for seeking subsidy from same government which he was criticizing. Meanwhile, Film Bandhu spokesman said that, on an aver, three films were seeking subsidy every month in state.

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re is a craze among filmmakers to shoot in Uttar Presh locations like Varanasi, Mathura, Agra, Sarnath, and Sonebhra.In 2018, Yogi ityanath government h revised existing film policy. Under new policy, if half of a film has been shot in state, producer would be eligible for a subsidy of Rs 1 crore, while shooting two-thirds of film in state would make producer eligible for Rs 2 crores.

In March 2019, ityanath h personally given away cheques worth Rs 7 crores to 14 filmmakers for movies shot in state and h even suggested a film on Prayagraj’s ‘Kumbh’. Yogi government has also given subsidy to hit films like Boney Kapoor’s Mom, Toilet-- Ek Prem Katha and Nil Batey Sannata among ors.

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new policy, including four to five actors from state in his film, also makes producer eligible for Rs 25 lakh, while an all-UP star cast makes a producer eligible for Rs 50 lakh. government h also reworked policy to extend cash subsidies, which were till n available only to Hindi films and those me in UP regional langus, to films shot in English or any regional langu.

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(Inputs taken from ncies)