Stating that about 60-70 acres of land in Pinjore have been earmarked for Film City, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday said that the State Government is formulating a Film and Entertainment Policy for the convenience of filmmakers and artists. Efforts will be made to promote the culture of Haryana and Punjab in particular through this Film City, he added.
The Chief Minister said this while addressing the veteran artistes of Punjab and Haryana in Chandigarh. On the occasion, songs made on achievements of Haryana Government by famous singer Daler Mehndi were released by the Chief Minister along with Daler Mehndi and his wife, film actor Hobby Dhaliwal, singer Pammi Bai, actress Nisha, Dilbag Singh, Sapna Choudhary among others. He said that the State Government supports artistes, and will continue to work for their interest in future as well. The artistes will not face any kind of problem in Haryana.
Khattar said that Punjab-Haryana used to be a single province earlier, later Haryana came into existence in 1966. At that time it seemed that Punjab was very developed, and everyone wondered about how Haryana would be able to move forward on the path of development. But due to the struggle and hard work of the people of Haryana, today Haryana has gone far ahead of Punjab in terms of development. Haryana is also ahead of Punjab in terms of strength in the Indian Army.
He said that an artiste has a very important role in showing the right direction to the society, because he does not belong to any caste or province and is recognized only as an artiste. Artistes should continue to create awareness among the people and inspire them towards the service of the country and society, while contributing in nation building, he added.