Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath rang the bell at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in Mumbai.
Highlight
- “It is not easy to move the film city of Mumbai to another place,” said Sanjay Raut.
- Yogi Adityanath to meet with a delegation of Bollywood personalities
- His visit to Bombay is also aimed at seeking investment.
Mumbai:
The Shiv Sena today attacked Uttar Pradesh’s chief minister, Yogi Adityanath, for his attempts to approach Bollywood to make films in his state on a one-day visit to Mumbai.
“It is not easy to move the film city of Mumbai to another place. The film industry in South India is also large. There are also film cities in West Bengal and Punjab. Will Yogi Hee visit these places too and talk to directors and artists there? Or will it only be in Mumbai? Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut in Mumbai asked today, according to ANI.
Raut’s remarks come on a day when Adityanath will meet with a delegation of Bollywood personalities, including filmmaker Subhash Ghai and Boney Kapoor, to discuss the future of a proposed movie city in his state. In September, he had revealed an ambitious plan to establish a film city in Gautam Buddh Nagar, PTI reported. The government has reportedly approved such a large facility in Sector 21 along the Yamuna Highway.
His visit to Mumbai is also aimed at seeking investment from Mumbai-based companies for the development of Uttar Pradesh. Early Wednesday morning, he rang the opening bell at BSE, marking the Lucknow Municipal Corporation bond list.
Chief Minister Adityanath, who arrived in Mumbai on Tuesday night, has already met with artists such as Kailash Kher and actor Akshay Kumar.
Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar will meet Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in Mumbai on Tuesday.
His visit has also drawn criticism from other parties in Maharashtra.
For example, on Tuesday Congress alleged a conspiracy to move Bollywood to the northern state. “… the BJP is preparing a script to remove a portion of Bollywood on behalf of the Uttar Pradesh government … we will not let it happen …” Maharashtra PWD Minister Ashok Chavan tweeted.
For his part, the head of the Maharashtra BJP, Chandrakant Patil, said that although all states have the right to develop their industry, no one can take Bollywood from Mumbai.
“Yogi ji may come here to study the film city and the facilities provided to the industry, but no one can take the film city and its glamor away from Mumbai,” Patil told reporters in Mumbai.
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