The coronavirus outbreak has impacted a lot of industries and the film industry is no different, While Bollywood is trying to cut short its losses by releasing movies on digital (OTT) platforms, there is no collaborative efforts being organised for the regional movie industry.
Now Marathi film producer Akshay Bardapurkar has approached Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Minister for Medical Education, and Culture in the state Amit Deshmukh had requested them to provide support to Marathi filmmakers.
In a letter, Bardapurkar has mentioned that since it is not possible to release the movies in theatres, they should be allowed to avail subsidies irrespective of the medium.
He stated that. "Marathi films are already struggling with cut-throat competition from Hindi and International films in availing theatres, distribution, audience support, and budgets. The pandemic has made matters worse." Sighting these reasons, he stressed on the need for providing subsidy for this industry.
He also mentioned that a recent release which featured superstar Amitabh Bachchan called "AB Aani CD" suffered from lower margins and impact despite being a perfect blockbuster recipe.
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