Chennai:
Theatres in Tamil Nadu will notscreen movies on February 23 to protest Centre's move to bringthe cinema industry under Service Tax ambit.
This was in keeping with a decision by the industry tostage a nation-wide protest on that day, Tamil Nadu CinemaTheatre Owners' Federation President Abirami Ramanathan said.
"Accordingly, shows in all theatres in Chennai andelsewhere in the state are being cancelled," he said in astatement here.
The Film Federation of India has proposed the nation-wideshutdown, to protest the Centre's proposal to levy a servicetax of nearly 10.3 per cent on the multi-billion industry, oneof the biggest in the world.
There are approximately 10,000 theatres in India,including 750 in multiplexes.
This was in keeping with a decision by the industry tostage a nation-wide protest on that day, Tamil Nadu CinemaTheatre Owners' Federation President Abirami Ramanathan said.
"Accordingly, shows in all theatres in Chennai andelsewhere in the state are being cancelled," he said in astatement here.
The Film Federation of India has proposed the nation-wideshutdown, to protest the Centre's proposal to levy a servicetax of nearly 10.3 per cent on the multi-billion industry, oneof the biggest in the world.
There are approximately 10,000 theatres in India,including 750 in multiplexes.
