Tariff on indian Cinema: Recently, the US President talked about imposing a 100 percent tariff on foreign films. Now reactions of indian veteran filmmakers have started coming on this. US President Donald Trump had recently talked about imposing a 100 percent tariff on films made abroad. This decision has created a stir in world cinema, especially the indian film industry. Veteran bollywood filmmakers have reacted to this. Let's know who has said what...
Film producer-director mahesh bhatt says that this decision was expected, but now it is important to understand its impact. He said, "This was bound to happen, but the question is how deep will its impact be? Will it also apply to streaming platforms? telugu films are in great demand in America. Everyone will be affected by this tariff. Earlier, when distributors used to spend Rs 100, now they will have to pay Rs 200. This will reduce the flow of films."
At the same time, film producer and director Vikram Bhatt believes that the impact of this tariff on indian cinema will be limited. He said, "Most of our films do not go to markets like America and Britain. Only big-budget films reach there. The foreign market of medium and small-budget films is already limited. Now after this tariff, probably only mega-budget films will be able to be screened there, because the cost of screening there is very high. Anyway, our films are not shot in America, so what is the point of imposing a tariff on our films?"
Film producer vivek Agnihotri has also expressed his opinion on this issue. On monday (May 5), he expressed his views through X Post. He said that this is very dangerous for the indian film industry. vivek said, “Trump's move to impose a 100% tariff on films is disastrous. If this absurdity continues, India's struggling film industry will completely collapse and there will be no one to save it. Indian film leaders must wake up and unite and fight this threat instead of running after the paparazzi and self-praise.
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