Lucknow: The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttaar Pradesh has granted tax exemption to Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior, a biographical period movie.
The film is produced by Ajay Devgan who also plays the title role of Subedar Tanhaji Malusare.
"The film has been granted tax exemption in view of the story of the film that highlights the sacrifice and valour of Tanhaji and is an inspiration for the young generations," said the government spokesman.
He said that Ajay Devgan had requested the chief minister to grant tax exemption to the film.
However, Meghna Gulzar's film on acid attack survivors Chhapaak, released simultaneously with Tanhaji, has not been given tax exemption despite requests from acid attack survivors.
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Chhapaak, in which Deepika Padukone plays the lead role and is also the producer, has apparently fallen out of favour of the ruling BJP after Deepika Padukone visited the agitating students in JNU in Delhi last week.
Chhapaak has been granted tax exemption in Congress-ruled states including Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Puducherry.
For the first weekend, Tanhaji clocked a business of whopping Rs 61.93 in the country, mostly from western, central and northern India.
The box office collection for the flick observed a rising graph as the movie's first-day collection on Friday was 15.10 crore followed by 20.57 crore on Saturday and on Sunday it totalled Rs 61.93 crores.
Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior marks Ajay Devgn's 100th film in the Bollywood.
With inputs from IANS