Director Vivek Agnihotri’s recent film ‘The Kashmir Files’ based on the massacre and exodus of Kashmiri Hindus is garnering a lot of applause across the country. The film, which released last week on Friday (March 11), has been declared tax free in four BJP-ruled states. The governments of Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Haryana have decided to exempt the film from entertainment tax.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday announced that The Kashmir Files film will be tax free in the state. Bommai tweeted, “Congratulations to Vivek Agnihotri for faithfully portraying the poignant story of expelling Kashmiri Pandits from their home regions. To support the film and encourage people to watch it, we will make it tax-free in Karnataka.”
Kudos to @vivekagnihotri for #TheKashmirFiles, a blood-curdling, poignant & honest narrative of the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from their home land. To lend our support to the movie & encourage our people to watch it, we will make the movie tax-free in Karnataka.
— Basavaraj S Bommai (@BSBommai) March 13, 2022
Apart from Karnataka, the BJP-led Madhya Pradesh government has also decided to make the film tax free in the state. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan tweeted on Sunday that the film ‘The Kashmir Files’ depicts a heart-wrenching narration of the pain, suffering, struggle and trauma faced by Kashmiri Hindus in the 1990s.
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He said that the film needs to be seen by more and more people. That’s why we have decided to make it tax free in Madhya Pradesh. Chouhan has also congratulated and congratulated the director and producer of this film for the success of the film.
Movie #TheKashmirFiles is heart-wrenching narration of the pain, suffering, struggle, and trauma faced by Kashmiri Hindus in the 90s. This needs to be watched by maximum people, hence we have decided to make it a tax-free in the state of Madhya Pradesh. — Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) March 13, 2022
Apart from this, the Gujarat government also decided on Sunday to make the film tax free in the state. The Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said in a tweet that the decision to make the film tax free, which was released on March 11, has been taken by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.
At the same time, the Haryana government has also announced to make the film tax free in the state. Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar himself visited The Kashmir Files on Sunday. After watching the film, the CM tweeted, “Watched the film in theaters today. Haryana Government has made the film Kashmir Files tax free, so that our present generation also sees and understands this vibrant film.”
He wrote in another tweet, “The film ‘The Kashmir Files’ is a living and touching depiction of the human tragedy that took place in the Kashmir Valley in 1990. I am fortunate to have worked for the organization for a long time in J&K Have seen and understood closely the suffering and conditions of the people there.
Saw the movie in the theater today. The Haryana government has made the film Kashmir Files tax free, so that our present generation also sees and understands this vibrant film.
— Manohar Lal (@mlkhattar) March 13, 2022
The film is based on the killing and exodus of Kashmiri Pandits in the Kashmir Valley and is directed by Vivek Agnihotri. The producer of this film is Abhishek Agarwal. Directed by Vivek Agnihotri, the film on the massacre and exodus of Kashmiri Hindus is slated to release on March 11. The film starred actors like Anupam Kher, Pallavi Joshi and Mithun Chakraborty.
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