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Should there be a screening quota for indie and small-budget films?
Updated On: 09 April, 2015 03:07 PM IST | | Sonali Joshi Pitale
<p>The Maharashtra government has made it mandatory for city multiplexes to screen a Marathi film during peak business hours every evening. We ask a few directors if the reservation logic must also apply to indie and small-budget films</p>
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Sulemani Keeda
The state government's decision to allot prime time slot to Marathi films in multiplexes across the city has sparked off a debate among Bollywood folk. The new rule, which aims at providing a boost to the regional film industry, will require cinemas to screen at least one Marathi movie between 6pm and 9pm.
'Sulemani Keeda' did the festival rounds for two years before making it to big screen last November
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