Samrat Prithviraj Tax Free: After MP, Uttarakhand govt announces tax exemption for Akshay Kumar’s film

Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s government in Madhya Pradesh has announced tax exemption for Akshay Kumar starrer ‘Samrat Prithviraj’. After MP, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami also announced, “We have decided to make the film emperor Prithviraj tax-free in the state.”

Uttarakhand has become the third state after MP and Uttar Pradesh to give tax-free status to the upcoming film. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has also tweeted during the day and said that the film will be tax-free so that more and more people can watch it and know everything about our motherland.

“The film on the life of the great warrior emperor Prithviraj starring Akshay Kumar in the lead has been declared tax free in Madhya Pradesh. So that more and more youth watch and know about the film and inculcate in them the feeling of love for the motherland”, He tweeted in Hindi.

Earlier on Thursday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath praised the film very much after watching the special screening of the film in Lucknow and also said that it is worth watching. “It’s a really cool family film about our history and people should watch it with their families,” They said. He also announced the tax-free status of the film on Twitter.

The Chief Minister also presented ODOP products to actor Akshay Kumar, who was also present at the screening along with Manushi Chhillar.

‘Samrat Prithviraj’ is completely based on the life and valor of the fearless and mighty king Prithviraj Chauhan. Akshay plays the same great warrior who fought valiantly to defend India from the ruthless invader Muhammad of Ghor in this visual spectacle.

The film, which marks the acting debut of former Miss World Manushi Chhillar, is directed by Chandra Prakash Dwivedi and will release on June 3. Manushi Chhillar has also played the role of the beloved Sanyogita of King Prithviraj.

The film is all set to release in the theaters on this Friday in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu.

Meanwhile, Qatar has put a hold on the Akshay Kumar-starrer for the time being after Kuwait and Oman banned the release of ‘Emperor Prithviraj’.

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