'Bhoothnath Returns' now tax free in Uttar Pradesh

'Bhoothnath Returns' now tax free in Uttar Pradesh
Friday, May 02, 2014 13:07 IST
The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to make Amitabh Bachchan's latest Bollywood film "Bhoothnath Returns" tax free across the state, an official said Thursday.

A decision to waive off tax on the film was taken at the highest level, he added. The film, co-produced by Ravi Chopra and Bhushan Kumar, is currently being shown at 200 places in the state.

With the tax free dole, the government said, it hoped that more and more people will be able to view the film, which promotes voting.

Government Order regarding the tax free decision was released late Wednesday by principal secretary (Entertainment Tax) Biresh Kumar.

In the past few months, Salman Khan-starrer "Jai Ho" and Madhuri Dixit's "Dedh Ishqiya" were made tax free in Uttar Pradesh.


The decision to waive off entertainment tax on these two films, however, had run into controversy as the decision came days after both Madhuri and Salman performed at an event - Saifai Mahotsava at Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's native village. Opposition parties had alleged that the tax dole was in lieu of the star performances at Saifai.

Amitabh shares a good rapport with the Yadav family. Jaya Bachchan, wife of the megastar, is a Samajwadi Party MP in Rajya Sabha and has been chairperson of the Film Bandhu in the previous Mulayam Singh Yadav government.
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