'The Kashmir Files' to be tax free in Karnataka: CM Bommai

Vartha Bharati | 13-03-2022 | 23:22:00 IST

Bengaluru, Mar 13: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday announced making the movie 'The Kashmir Files' tax free in Karnataka.

The film directed by Vivek Agnihotri is based on the killings and exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Kashmir valley by Islamic extremists.

"Kudos to @vivekagnihotri for #TheKashmirFiles, a blood-curdling, poignant & honest narrative of the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from their home land. To lend our support to the movie & encourage our people to watch it, we will make the movie tax-free in Karnataka," Bommai tweeted.

Besides, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh governments have also decided to make the movie tax-free.

Kudos to @vivekagnihotri for #TheKashmirFiles, a blood-curdling, poignant & honest narrative of the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from their home land.

To lend our support to the movie & encourage our people to watch it, we will make the movie tax-free in Karnataka.

— Basavaraj S Bommai (@BSBommai) March 13, 2022

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Kannada TV actor Rakesh Poojary dies at 34

12-05-2025 ¦ 12-05-2025 IST

Udupi (PTI): Television actor and comedian Rakesh Poojary, winner of Season 3 of reality show Comedy Kiladigalu, died due to sudden cardiac arrest at a pre-wedding ceremony in Nitte near Udupi, family sources said on Monday.

He died on late Sunday night at the age of 34, they said.

Poojary collapsed during a mehendi function and was declared dead shortly thereafter.

A native of Karkala in Udupi district, Poojary was the son of Dinkar Poojary and Shambhavi. He had garnered popularity for his role in the Kannada television serial Hitler Kalyana and had also acted in several other television and film projects.

The news of his untimely demise has shocked the Kannada television and film fraternity, with several actors and industry colleagues expressing their condolences.

His last rites will be performed in his hometown of Karkala, family members said.