Maharashtra govt relaxes decision on screening Marathi films during prime time
The Maharashtra government had earlier decided to make it mandatory for multiplexes to show at least one Marathi movie during prime time hours in the evening.
Maharashtra Government on Thursday (April 9) relaxed its decision mandating multiplexes in the state to screen Marathi films in the prime time slot.
The Maharashtra government had earlier decided to make it mandatory for multiplexes to show at least one Marathi movie during 6-9 pm.
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“One hall in every multiplex in the state would have to screen a Marathi language film in an evening show,” Vinod Tawde, state’s minister for Cultural Affairs who also heads the Marathi language department, had said on April 7.
> Tawde said that theatres would also be asked to air a minute-long documentary on Dadasaheb Phalke’s contribution to the film industry before the start of the Marathi film.
Earlier in the day, Shiv Sena activists held protests outside writer Shobhaa De’s residence in Mumbai demanding an apology over her ‘anti-marathi’ tweets. Read the full story here.
Source:: Indian Express
