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Petition to grant aid to film on Ambedkar Express News ServiceFirst Published : 08 Jun 2010 03:57:55 AM ISTLast Updated : 08 Jun 2010 08:48:29 AM IST CHENNAI: A WRIT plea has been made in the Madras High Court for a direction to the governments at Tamil Nadu and Puducherry to grant Rs 60 lakh and Rs 30 lakh respectively for the release of the Tamil version of the English feature film titled `Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar’, the Father of Indian Constitution, in addition to tax concession. According to V Sundar, managing director of Viswaas Films Private Limited of Abhiramapuram, he acquired the distribution and screening rights of the film in TN, Puducherry and Kerala through Articles of Agreement on February 5, 2007. The film, sponsored by the National Film Development Corporation under the guidance of the Union Ministry of Social Justice, was directed by Jabbar Patel and released in 2000. The total consideration for the purchase of the film was fixed at Rs 7.50 lakh and he had so far paid Rs 4 lakh. The balance amount was to be paid at the time of delivery of the prints. The petitioner claimed that he had spent nearly Rs 30 lakh towards direct and indirect incidental expenses. He had to spend another Rs 90 lakh for the smooth and successful release of the film in TN and Puducherry. If the governments sanctioned the amount, to be utilised towards cost of prints, cubes, paper, poster and media publicity, it would be very beneficial not only to the petitioner but also to the entire population to watch the movie. ------------------------------------ ---- INFORMATION OVERLOAD? Get all ZESTCaste mails sent out in a span of 24 hours in a single mail. Subscribe to the daily digest version by sending a blank mail to [email protected], OR, if you have a Yahoo! Id, change your settings at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/join/ PARTICIPATE:- On this list you can share caste news, discuss caste issues and network with like-minded anti-caste people from across India and the world. Just write to [email protected] TELL FRIENDS TO SIGN UP:- If you got this mail as a forward, subscribe to ZESTCaste by sending a blank mail to [email protected] OR, if you have a Yahoo! ID, by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join/ Also have a look at our sister list, ZESTMedia: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
