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BANGALORE, JULY 31. The Government would set up a committee of experts, elected representatives, officials and representatives of the film industry to examine the ills dogging the Kannada film industry and come up with an integrated policy and programme document, the Water Resources Minister, M. Mallikarjun Kharge, told the Legislative Council here on Friday. Responding to a discussion on the issue raised by "Mukhyamantri" Chandru (Bharatiya Janata Party) and others, Mr. Kharge said the subsidy dues of over Rs. 3 crores would be cleared soon and the Government would set up a committee that would draw up a plan of action to bring back the Kannada film industry from the doldrums. He, however, pointed out that the Government had always been encouraging, and giving subsidies to, the industry apart from coming up with guidelines within the framework of which quality films were encouraged not only in Kannada but also in Tulu, Konkani, Banjara and Kodava languages. Mr. Chandru, who initiated the discussion, wanted the Rs. 3 crores raised from the Additional Tax of Re. 1 imposed on exhibitors since the last two years to be used for the betterment of the industry as intended when the tax was levied.
Subsidy
He said the Kannada film industry was being taxed excessively and sought subsidy for re-make films in Kannada, which was not being given currently. The film-makers, distributors, exhibitors were all being slapped with taxes such as entertainment tax, show tax and the additional tax, leaving no option for them but to pass on the burden to the cinema-going public. Being burdened with financial problems, the lack of a fixed rental system for exhibitors to follow and myriad other problems were stifling the creative potential of the industry, he said.
Show tax
Mr. Chandru said the show tax imposed on the cinemas for every screening of a film had not been framed properly. It was particularly hard on the cinemas outside Bangalore, and for the touring cinemas, which often ended up paying more tax than then their infrastructure was worth. He said in the absence of a well-defined policy and a rent protocol, cinemas were known to charge unreasonable rates, apart from which, Kannada seemed to take the second place after other language films. Many exhibitors preferred to screen non-Kannada films as they got higher rentals, he said.
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