Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], August 27 : Producer-director Vipul Amrutlal Shah, who is shooting for his upcoming film 'Hisaab' in Dehradun, met Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami at his residence along with his wife and actress Shefali Shah on Tuesday.
Vipul Amrutlal Shah welcomed the Uttarakhand government's new Film Policy 2024 as very film-friendly and congratulated Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami for it. He stated that the new Uttarakhand Film Policy will increase the number of films shot in Uttarakhand.
During the meeting, while appreciating the simple shooting permission process under the single window system by the Uttarakhand Film Development Council (UFDC), Shah described the state as a completely film-friendly destination for filmmakers. He described shooting a film here as very easy compared to other states and also praised the help provided by the local people. According to him, this new film policy has created an atmosphere of enthusiasm among the filmmakers.
He said that his new film stars Shefali Shah and actor Jaideep Ahlawat as the lead actors. This film is a comedy suspense film. More than 60 per cent of the support crew was taken locally in the three-day shooting of this film.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami congratulated Vipul Amrutlal Shah and Shefali Shah for the success of this film and said that the government is committed to the development of every sector related to film production. Film production will promote new direct employment activities in the state as well as give new strength to the tourism of the state. He also informed that the process of identifying new shooting destinations with the help of the Tourism Department and promoting them for shooting has started so that relatively less famous tourist places of Uttarakhand can also be promoted through films.
During the meeting, Director General of Information Banshidhar Tiwari informed that in the new film policy passed by the state government, more grant amount has been included for films, films and web series released on OTT platforms have also been included for grants.
CEO and Director General of Information Banshidhar Tiwari of Film Vikas Parishad, Joint CEO and Joint Director of Information Dr Nitin Upadhyay were also present in this meeting held at the Chief Minister's residence.
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