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Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Monday said it will be possible to import and screening of 10 Indian Hindi films a year if the ministry gets requests from all of the film industry.
“We will take initiative if the Chalachchithra Pradarshak Samity, Parichalak Samity, Shilpi Samity and Projojak Samity would give written applications,” he added.
The minister made remarks while exchanging views with the leaders of Bangladesh Chalachchitra Pradarshak Samity at the ministry.
He said the film industry of the country had started its journey under the leadership of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. And Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has taken a number of steps, including a loan fund of Tk 1,000 crore with low interest, for the development of the industry, he added.
The minister said the concerned authority has received 50 applications. He hoped that the applications will be sorted out soon.
Adviser of Samity Sudipta Kumar Das, its leaders – Younus Rubel, Sharfuddin Rubel, Sahidur Rahman, Taposh Das Gupta, Isha Khan, Samrat Shah and Faruque Ahmed, among others, were present in the meeting.
Additional secretary (film, social and new media) Dr Md Jahangir Alam was also present in the meeting.
