Patna, (Bihar Times): The state government has
announced tax-holiday for five years to those
multiplexes, which have at least three cinema halls,
three years holiday to digital cinema halls and two
year tax holiday for entertainment complexes.
This was announced by the deputy chief minister,
Sushil Kumar Modi, while inaugurating the Third Patna
Film Festival organized by the Information and Public
Relations department, at the S K Memorial Hall on
Saturday. He also announced freedom from entertainment
tax for films in Hindi and regional languages shot in
Bihar.
He also announced the revival of scholarships for the
students of Bihar studying in the Film and Television
Institute of India in Pune. The festival will last
till April 11 and will feature different genres of
films. Subhash Ghai is likely to attend the Festival
on April 11.
Aamir Khan’s film Taare Zameen Par, Subhash Ghai’s
Black & White and Shimit Amin's Chak De India are
among the films to be screened on the occasion.
