Ashoke Pandit talked about his hopes from the Modi government

• Ashoke Pandit discussed his hopes for 2023.
• Union Budget, which was unveiled on Wednesday.
• He claimed the government ignored the entertainment sector.

Ashoke Pandit, a filmmaker, discussed his hopes for the 2023 Union Budget, which was unveiled on Wednesday. He claimed that the government had consistently ignored the entertainment sector. Speaking to the news organisation ANI, Ashoke claimed that no government has given the sector the same attention and weight as other businesses.

Ashoke Pandit said, “The entertainment industry which includes cinema, television, OTT and state shows has always been very hopeful whenever the Budget is about to be announced, this happens year after year. But unfortunately, our entertainment industry has always been neglected by government after government. We have not been spoken about the way other industries are spoken about in the budget, whether it’s the textile industry, whether it’s the soap industry or health industry. The way other industries are identified, discussed, debated and benefits are thought for those industries, the entertainment industry has not been given that kind of importance or seriousness by any government till date.”

“We have been discussing, we have been approaching but unfortunately that seriousness, as far as our industry is concerned, is not there in the politics of this country,” the filmmaker added. He further shared how the film industry is operating independently and said, “Whatever battles we have fought, whatever the survival of this industry is, it’s all done by ourselves.”

Before the Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the 2018 budget, he discussed his hopes for it. He hoped that the Modi administration will take the movie business into “serious” account. He went on, “Our industry is one of the biggest taxpayers of the country and during all kinds of trouble like during corona we played a very important role by entertaining the people sitting at home, we were responsible for people not getting mentally ill. So this industry has to be taken seriously by the governments and not only use us as promoters during elections or calling for events.”

As they are instrumental in promoting India, Ashoke referred to the businesspeople as “promoters of our country.” Given that the next Lok Sabha election is scheduled for April or May of 2024, Budget 2023 represents most likely the final complete budget for the Modi administration during its second term.

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