Archive · 4 Sep 2026
Mithun Chakraborty Announces 30 Percent Bengal Film Subsidy
Mithun Chakraborty has been given a cultural advisor role by the BJP government in West Bengal.
He said filmmakers who shoot movies in the state can receive a 30 percent subsidy.
The goal is to encourage film crews from across India to work in Bengal.
The announcement came after a discussion with Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari.
The state also plans to build a film centre named after Bengali actor Uttam Kumar.
The centre will be built in New Town and is expected to cost Rs 25 crore.
Chakraborty also argued with former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee about political protests.
Banerjee had said she might protest outside BJP leaders’ homes in Delhi.
Mithun Chakraborty announced a 30 percent subsidy for film productions shooting in West Bengal.
The announcement followed his appointment as the Bharatiya Janata Party government’s cultural advisor.
Chakraborty said the subsidy aims to attract filmmakers from across India to Bengal.
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari also announced the Uttam Kumar Film Centre in New Town, costing Rs 25 crore.
Chakraborty criticized former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her proposed protests against BJP leaders.
- Who
- Actor and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, and former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
- What
- Chakraborty announced a 30 percent subsidy for film productions shooting in West Bengal and was named the government’s cultural advisor.
- When
- The announcements were made on Friday, following a programme held the previous day to mark Uttam Kumar’s birth centenary.
- Where
- West Bengal, including New Town on the northern outskirts of Kolkata.
- Why
- The subsidy is intended to attract film productions from across India and help restore the state’s film industry.
Mamata Banerjee and Trinamool Congress Position
Mithun Chakraborty and BJP Government Position
Political protests and alleged attacks
Mamata Banerjee and Trinamool Congress Position
Mamata Banerjee accused the BJP of sending goons after an alleged attack on Trinamool Congress General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee’s party office and said she could protest in Delhi.
Mithun Chakraborty and BJP Government Position
Mithun Chakraborty rejected Banerjee’s criticism, saying that her remarks about atrocities did not suit her and that his side had endured such treatment.
Film subsidy policy
Mamata Banerjee and Trinamool Congress Position
The article does not report a specific response from Mamata Banerjee or the Trinamool Congress to the proposed film subsidy.
Mithun Chakraborty and BJP Government Position
Chakraborty and the state government said a 30 percent subsidy would encourage productions from across India to shoot in Bengal.
- Film subsidy
- 30 percent for productions shooting in West Bengal.
- New role
- Mithun Chakraborty was named cultural advisor by the BJP government in West Bengal.
- Chief minister
- Suvendu Adhikari agreed to Chakraborty’s request for the subsidy.
- Film centre
- The Uttam Kumar Film Centre will be developed in New Town.
- Approved cost
- Rs 25 crore has been sanctioned for the film centre.
- Design process
- Experts from the Bengali silver-screen world will finalize the centre’s design.
- Political dispute
- Mamata Banerjee said she might protest outside BJP leaders’ homes in Delhi; Chakraborty criticized her remarks.