Pankaj Tripathi and Other Cine Stars See Ray of Hope in Bihar's New Film Policy, Offer Suggestions
At the Indian International Film Festival in Goa, the state's Minister for Art and Culture Jitendra Kumar Rai, had said earlier this week that the Nitish Kumar government was giving final touches to the policy that seeks to make Bihar an attractive shooting destination.
The Bihar government's recent announcement on drafting a new film policy has cheered actors from the state who made it big in the tinsel town, but have been mostly engaged with work outside their home turf. At the Indian International Film Festival in Goa, the state's Minister for Art and Culture Jitendra Kumar Rai, had said earlier this week that the Nitish Kumar government was giving final touches to the policy that seeks to make Bihar an attractive shooting destination, especially for movies in dialects like Bhojpuri, which now have a huge market.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Pankaj Tripathi: One Should Not Get into Acting Just for Money and Fame.
National Award-winning actor Pankaj Tripathi, who hails from Gopalganj district, believes that the decision was long overdue. 슬롯사이트œThere are many filmmakers who want to shoot in Bihar, away from Mumbai, to bring authenticity to their work but end up settling for adjoining Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh or other states for want of adequate facilities here. Hopefully, the new policy will plug the gaps,슬롯사이트� Tripathi told PTI. While Bollywood A-listers frequent the state for promotional activities, instances of movies being shot on its soil have been few and far between.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Atal Bihari Vajpayee Biopic: Pankaj Tripathi to Play Former PM of India in Ravi Jadhav Directorial.
Old residents still recall the legendary Dev Anand and Hema Malini having flown down in the 1970s to shoot a song sequence of 슬롯사이트˜Johnny Mera Naam' at the remains of the ancient Nalanda university. Poor crowd management had caused the crew to leave complaining, and it cast a long shadow on the state which, over the years, gained notoriety for lawlessness. Even film-makers like Prakash Jha, whose major works like Damul, 슬롯사이트˜Mrityudand', 슬롯사이트˜Gangaajal' and 슬롯사이트˜Apaharan' are based on stories about his home state, have shied away from shooting here.
Exceptions like Richard Attenborough's 슬롯사이트˜Gandhi', Manoj Bajpayee-starrer 슬롯사이트˜Shool' and, most recently, 슬롯사이트˜India's Most Wanted', which had Arjun Kapoor in the lead role, have done little to make the state, so rich in locales, a favoured destination. However, Manoj Tiwari, who is credited with producing the biggest-ever Bhojpuri blockbuster 슬롯사이트˜Sasura Bada Paise Wala', and became a household name by lending his voice to 슬롯사이트˜Gangs of Wasseypur' foot-tapper 슬롯사이트˜Jiya Ho Bihar ke Lala' before becoming a BJP MP from Delhi, has some suggestions to offer.
슬롯사이트œThe Bihar government must have in place a corpus fund of Rs 500 crore. The money should be meant to support producers of regional cinema who need initial capital to start a project. 슬롯사이트œThis is essential to ensure that the new film policy does not remain on paper and that tangible results are seen. We are ready to help Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, leaving aside political differences,슬롯사이트� said the BJP MP, whose party now finds itself fighting it out against the CM's JD(U), a former NDA ally, which has joined the 슬롯사이트˜Mahagathbandhan'.
The enthusiasm of Tiwari, who hails from Bhabhua town, is shared by Uttar Pradesh-born Ravi Kishan, a crowd-puller in Bihar by virtue of his status as one of the 슬롯사이트˜superstars' of Bhojpuri cinema. 슬롯사이트œYogi Adityanath government is developing film cities in Gorakhpur and other parts of Uttar Pradesh. There is no dearth of talent and resources in Bihar and there is no reason why the state cannot do the same,슬롯사이트� said Kishan, who has also acted in critically acclaimed Bollywood projects like Anurag Kashyap's 슬롯사이트˜Mukkebaaz', and also happens to be the BJP MP from Gorakhpur.
Regional cinema seems to be the thrust of the state government as well.
Bhojpuri cinema traces its origins to 슬롯사이트˜Ganga Maiya Tohe Piyari Chadhaibo', a 1963 release based on a screenplay written by noted Bollywood character artiste Nazir Hussain, who also played the main lead. India's first president Rajendra Prasad, whose love for his native dialect is well documented, was said to have followed its production keenly and watched a special screening before it hit the screens.
Over the years, Bhojpuri cinema continued to gross money, but fell into disrepute over excessive sleaze in content that has stifled serious filmmakers who want to make movies in the dialect or Maithili and Magahi, which have a smaller, but largely untapped market. 슬롯사이트œOur focus is on making Bihar a favoured destination for film-makers of all hues by providing single-window clearance for projects, ensuring safety and security, besides addressing other concerns that producers and directors flagged when I interacted with them at Goa during the film festival.
슬롯사이트œWe intend to give special incentives like subsidies to those producing films in regional dialects. The drafting of the film policy is in the final stages, and we will make the best of the state's glorious past and rich heritage, which make it attractive for the entertainment industry,슬롯사이트� Rai added.
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