Taapsee Pannu's 'Thappad' declared tax-free in Madhya Pradesh
Taapsee Pannu’s latest venture ‘Thappad’ is declared tax free by MP government. The film was directed by Anubhav Sinha, it deals with the issue of domestic violence and is released today.
A top official of the Commercial Tax Department said the film was exempted from SGST in view of its subject and message.
Single-screen cinemas and multiplexes have been asked not to collect SGST on tickets of the film, the official said.
At present, film tickets carry 18% GST - SGST and Central Goods and Services Tax at nine percent each.
In the film, Pannu plays an upper-middle class educated woman who is forced to continue in her marital relationship even after her husband slaps her.
Pannu was among members of the film fraternity who had condemned police crackdown on students of Jamia Milia while accusing the government of trying to stifle the voices of dissent against the Citizenship Amendment Act.
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