Mumbai is heart of Hindi film industry, nobody can take it anywhere: IMPPA

"In the present economic scenario as the lock down pandemic continues to wreak havoc the birth place of Hindi Cinema is gradually becoming the graveyard and we have repeatedly pleaded that necessary steps need to be taken to save the Hindi film industry. We are happy that at least now you have kindly realised that this industry which has provided tremendous tourism promotion and generated heavy employment despite tremendous harassment by various workers unions headed by various political leaders of various political parties despite which the Hindi film industry has tried to survive in the state of Maharashtra and they should be encouraged to stay and in order to see that the industry remains, survives and prospers in Maharashtra it is very important that proactive steps be taken immediately to assure the Hindi film industry that it is a high priority sector and will be provided all benefits and incentives which are available to all entrepreneurs who are setting up any industry and who can avail various subsidies, tax holidays and cheap availability of resources because we all have to realize that the Hindi film industry is also a business which needs to be nurtured and looked after and hence all benefits available to other industries have to be made available to films and entertainment industry if they are going to be a sustainable and viable proposition.