Government simplifies procedure for shooting of foreign films in India

Government of India has simplified the procedure for shooting of films by foreigners in India. Processing of the application for granting permission, in consultation with Ministry of Home Affairs, will normally not take more than three weeks.

If the film requires shooting in sensitive areas of Jammu & Kashmir, North-Eastern India or border areas of the country, etc., the application will be considered for specific approval in consultation with the Ministry of Home Affairs. In such cases clearing of applications would require more time to process.

Further, if the issue(s) dealt in the feature film relate to communal subjects, human rights, tribal, nuclear and defence related issues or any other issue dealt in the script considered provocative or sensitive from economic/social/political angle, permission would require prior consultation with Ministry of Home Affairs. Government of Pakistan has not lifted ban on Indian films.

This information was given by Minister of Information & Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs, Shri P. R. Dasmunsi in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

Source : Press Information Bureau

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