Film cities will be built in Pinjore and Gurugram in Haryana. Haryana Chief Minister Naib Singh Saini announced this on Saturday.
Haryana Chief Minister Naib Singh Saini said on Saturday that film cities will be built in Pinjore and Gurugram. The Chief Minister was addressing the closing ceremony of the two-day film festival organized jointly by Cine Foundation, Haryana (Vishwa Samvad Kendra) and Maharishi Dayanand University at Maharishi Dayanand University. He said that talks will be held with Prasar Bharati regarding screening of Haryanvi films once a week on Doordarshan.
Not only this, Dada Lakhmi Chand State University of Performing and Visual Arts (SUPVA) will be given the responsibility of starting film making course in every university of Haryana. Apart from this, SUPVA will also work in this direction in collaboration with the education department to start theater education in every school. On the demand of reviving single screen cinema, CM Naib Singh Saini said that the Haryana government has formed a Film Promotion Board to promote regional cinema.
He further said that this board will work with the Department of Art and Cultural Affairs to formulate policies in this direction. As per the government policy regarding film subsidy, the subsidy for all the five pending applications will be paid in the next 30 days. Along with this, new applications will also be sought for subsidy. Cinema is not only a means of entertainment but is also a powerful medium of social change and public awareness. Haryanvi cinema has also worked to make the society aware, preserve traditions and promote new ideas in its journey.
Haryana Chief Minister Naib Singh Saini, describing cinema as a powerful medium to influence the young generation, said that we should reach out to the youth with positive themes. Celebrities associated with the cinema world should take initiative in this direction. CM Saini said that there are immense possibilities for the film industry in Haryana. To give it a concrete shape, the government has implemented the Film and Entertainment Policy in Haryana. Under this policy, permission for shooting films is given online.
Haryana Chief Minister Naib Singh Saini said that the government’s aim is to make Haryana a center of attraction for Hollywood, Bollywood and other filmmakers of the world. Film actor Raj Kumar Rao, originally from Haryana, said on this occasion that Haryana Film Festival is a platform that will provide an excellent platform for the youth to move forward in this field. The youth should hone their talent through such platforms.
