The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, attended a special screening of the period action film ‘Samrat Prithviraj’ on June 2 with his cabinet colleagues. He has now declared the movie tax fee in the state. The screening was held at Lok Bhawan and actors Akshay Kumar, Manushi Chhillar and director Chandraprakash Dwivedi were also in attendance.
“I announce that the movie will be tax-free in the state,” the chief minister said. Adityanath, who was on a visit to Kanpur Dehat to oversee the preparations of the visits of President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, reached late for the screening.
Praising ‘Samrat Prithviraj’ he said, “The film talks about history and provides entertainment. It can be watched with the family. We have learnt from mistakes of the past and are trying to rectify the mistakes of the past 75 years. Our Prime Minister Narendra Modi is moving forward with the vision of the next 25 years to take India ahead.”