Bhubaneswar, Nov 28: The Odisha government on Thursday announced that Hindi film 'The Sabarmati Report', based on the 2002 Godhra train burning incident in Gujarat, will be tax-free in the state.

Odisha Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mukesh Mahaling announced this in the Assembly here.

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi in a post on X said, "People's government in the state has decided to make the film 'Sabarmati Report' based on a true incident tax-free in Odisha. The film shows how 'Karsevak' were burnt alive in the Godhra fire to fulfil their own interests and create unrest. This film will bring to the people such a hair-raising, heart-wrenching truth of the past and make the general public more aware".

Odisha became the seventh BJP-ruled state, after Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat, to exempt entertainment tax on 'The Sabarmati Report'.

​​Producer Ektaa Kapoor, who is receiving a lot of positive response to her recent theatrical movie ‘The Sabarmati Report’, has expressed her gratitude to Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi after the latter granted the tax-free status to the Vikrant Massey-starrer.

 “Heartfelt gratitude to Hon’ble Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Ji and Government of Odisha for making #TheSabarmatiReport tax-free in the state. This support will help bring the truth of a significant chapter in our history to more people”, Kapoor posted on X.

‘The Sabarmati Report’ is based on the burning of the Sabarmati Express train. The tragic incident occurred on February 27, 2002, when a mob set fire to the S6 coach of the Sabarmati Express near the Godhra railway station in Gujarat. In the film, the actor plays a Hindi journalist, who stands up to the system because he wants the truth to be covered in the reportage.

Earlier, the film was declared tax-free in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Haryana where the film is based. While the film claims to reveal truths and facts, it has received a lot of positive response. The film has also gained support from political leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah.

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