<div dir="ltr"><div class=""><h1>Won’t interfere with govt policy for local language movies: HC</h1></div><div class=""><span class=""><span class="" style=""><span id="auim"></span></span>By Shyam Prasad S, Bangalore Mirror Bureau <span style="font-size:9px">|</span> Mar 21, 2016, 04.00 AM IST</span></div><div class=""><div class=""><span style="vertical-align:bottom;width:51px;height:61px"></span></div></div><div class=""><span class="" style="line-height:1;vertical-align:baseline;display:inline-block;text-align:center"><span style="padding:0px!important;margin:0px!important;text-indent:0px!important;display:inline-block!important;vertical-align:baseline!important;font-size:1px!important"><span id="li_ui_li_gen_1458571170701_3-container" class=""><span id="li_ui_li_gen_1458571170701_3" class=""><span id="li_ui_li_gen_1458571170701_3-inner" class=""><span id="li_ui_li_gen_1458571170701_3-content" class="">0</span></span></span></span></span><br><span style="padding:0px!important;margin:0px!important;text-indent:0px!important;display:inline-block!important;vertical-align:baseline!important;font-size:1px!important"><span id="li_ui_li_gen_1458571170694_2"></span></span></span></div><div class="" align="right"><small class="">A</small></div>The
High Court of Karnataka has said that it cannot interfere in government
policies that try to promote the local Kannada language. It therefore
dismissed a petition filed by film producer Gopi Shastri, who challenged
the policy of providing subsidy to 100 Kannada films every year.
Kannada, Tulu, Kodava, Konkani and Lambani films made in Karnataka are
eligible for a subsidy that ranges from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 25 lakh. <p>
Meanwhile, a record 170 films in these languages applied for subsidy
during the year 2015. Films that have obtained the Central Board of Film
Certification (CBFC) are eligible to apply for the subsidy. As many as
218 films (including 205 Kannada, 11 Tulu and 2 Kodava) got the censor
certification last year. Out of this, 170 have applied for the subsidy.
Films remade from other languages are not eligible for awards. Some
films could have also missed the deadline for application. Even then,
170 films in the fray is the largest ever such figure.</p> <p> <span class="">Gopi
Shastri had made the Kannada children's film 'Kalarava' in 2003. The
film had failed to win the subsidy back then. His advocate MN Satya Raj
who argued the case against the subsidy before a division bench of the
HC said that the reason for filing the petition was to prevent wasteful
expenditure.</span></p> <p> <span class="">Satya
Raj said, "For the past decade or so, most Kannada films are glorifying
crime and criminals. Many films are about rowdies and rowdyism. The
government introduced subsidy to films to promote Kannada and the local
culture. But today, every film has vulgar dialogues. All films have a
profit motive and the whole issue of providing financial assistance by
the government has lost its meaning. There are so many other areas that
need money.</span></p> <p> "There is shortage of funds for education and
judiciary. The money wasted on subsidy should be used for to further
better causes. Films are not essential commodities and providing them
with subsidy is a wasteful expenditure. However, the court said it is
not open to interfering with a government policy. It may not be legally
possible for us to stop it, but the government should understand that
that it is wasting money."</p> <p> <span class="">A
total of 100 films are given subsidy by the state government every
year. Up to four children's films get Rs 25 lakh each. Four films with
historical background or those that promote tourism get Rs 25 lakh
apiece. Films based on literary works and those that have won national
awards or participated in competition in FIAPF-accredited film festivals
get Rs 15 lakh each. The rest of the films get Rs 10 lakh each. A
committee watches all films that apply for subsidy (170 this time) and
recommend based on quality. However, there is growing concern that some
films with 'micro-budgets' are being made only for the purpose of
landing awards.</span></p><p><span class=""><a href="http://www.bangaloremirror.com/bangalore/others/Wont-interfere-with-govt-policy-for-local-language-movies-HC/articleshow/51484688.cms">http://www.bangaloremirror.com/bangalore/others/Wont-interfere-with-govt-policy-for-local-language-movies-HC/articleshow/51484688.cms</a><br></span></p><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature">**************************************<br>N.b.: Listing on the lgpolicy-list is merely intended as a service to its members<br>and implies neither approval, confirmation nor agreement by the owner or sponsor of the list as to the veracity of a message's contents. Members who disagree with a message are encouraged to post a rebuttal, and to write directly to the original sender of any offensive message. A copy of this may be forwarded to this list as well. (H. Schiffman, Moderator)<br><br>For more information about the lgpolicy-list, go to <a href="https://groups.sas.upenn.edu/mailman/" target="_blank">https://groups.sas.upenn.edu/mailman/</a><br>listinfo/lgpolicy-list<br>*******************************************</div>
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