Yogi Adiyanath announces subsidy for filming movie in UP; Jackie, Sunil Shetty, and Ravi Kishan all were present
Key takeaways:
- On Thursday, Jackie Shroff and Kailash Kher posted photos from their meeting with Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath in Mumbai.
- Many others, including Boney Kapoor, Sonu Nigam and Suniel Shetty, were also at the event.
A host of movie actors, filmmakers, singers and producers, including Jackie Shroff, Suniel Shetty, Kailash Kher and Sonu Nigam, met Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath in Mumbai on Thursday.
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The agenda of the gathering was to discuss shooting and investment opportunities in Noida Film City. The CM also revealed various subsidies to attract directors and producers to the state.
Jackie Shroff took to Twitter to drop a photo from the meet. He captioned, “It was nice to meet @myogiadityanath Ji today along with @SubhashGhai1 ji and my friends @SunielVShetty and @rahulmittra13 and know about the UP movie policy and film city. My best wishes!”
Singer Kailash Kher even uploaded a few photos as he and Sonu Nigam met the CM. He captioned it in Hindi, “After the recording, Sonu Nigam Ji and I met the honourable chief minister of Uttar Pradesh @myogiadityanath @myogioffice and prominent personalities of the Bollywood industry.”
“The subject of discussion was that most people should come and shoot their art in Uttar Pradesh.”
Subsidies will be given to web series makers;
Introducing Uttar Pradesh as a film-friendly state, the CM spoke Uttar Pradesh has arisen as a film-friendly state. This has been admitted at the National Film Awards and the International Film Festival of India (IFFI).
He stated under his government’s policy, if a web series is shooted in UP, it will be given a 50 per cent grant. Also, 25 per cent backing is provided for setting up studios and movie labs.
