Taking a leaf out of his own film, Lage Raho Munna Bhai , producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra is toying with the idea of using Gandhigiri on Modi’s government in Gujarat, which is sitting over a proposal to give the film tax sops in the birth-place of Bapu.
Chopra said he intends to stand outside the Sachivalay in Gandhinagar and distribute roses to government officials till the state government waives entertainment tax.
In his movie, protagonist Munnabhai wears down a stubborn builder, Lucky Singh, by flooding him with flowers over a case of illegal eviction of inmates from an old-age home.
“With folded hands I am ready to stand outside the Sachivalay at Gandhinagar and distribute roses to all and sundry who enter the building till the government extends tax exemptions for my film in Gujarat,” Chopra told TOI.
“We have been following up our case in Gujarat but for the past many weeks our enquiries are being brushed aside by saying ‘the file is being processed’.
This has led me to believe that Munnabhai’s satyagraha is the only answer to bureaucratic hurdles. Most states in the country have promptly exempted the film from tax on grounds that it promotes Gandhian ideals.
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