Yogi Adityanath promotes an investor summit to be held in Lucknow…
Mumbai: On Thursday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath invited prominent members from the Bollywood entertainment industry to explore his state as a film-making destination.
Interacting with members of Bollywood in Mumbai, the Chief Minister said, ''We have made two of your film fraternity members as MPs and we know the issues you face and what needs to be done further.
Cinema plays a crucial role in uniting the society and preserving the unity and sovereignty of the country."
Mr. Yogi Adityanath’s motive towards his visit to Mumbai is to promote an investor summit to be held in Lucknow next month, said Uttar Pradesh has emerged as a film-friendly state and this has been recognised at the National Film Awards and the International Film Festival of India (IFFI).
Apart from the issue of a safe environment, the northern state has good connectivity, he said.
The Chief Minister said under his government's film policy, if any web series is filmed in Uttar Pradesh, it will be given 50 per cent subsidy. Likewise, a 25 per cent subsidy is given for setting up studios and film labs there.
Producer Boney Kapoor, Gorakhpur Lok Sabha MP and actor Ravi Kishen, Bhojpuri actor Dinesh Lal Nirhua, playback singers Sonu Nigam, Kailash Kher, actor Suniel Shetty, filmmakers Chandraprakash Dwivedi, Madhur Bhandarkar and Rajkumar Santoshi, were among those who attended the event.
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