India, Sept. 30 -- The Chhattisgarh government has declared the recently released Chhattisgarhi film 'Balidani Raja Guru Balakdas', based on the life of Satnami sect leader Raja Guru Balakdas, tax-free in the state.

Chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai announced the decision on Monday night after watching the movie at a multiplex in Raipur. State Assembly Speaker Raman Singh and Skill Development and Technical Education Minister Guru Khushwant Saheb, who also features in the film, accompanied him.

Speaking to reporters, Sai described the film, directed by Amir Pati, as "very inspirational." He said, "The lives of Raja Guru Balakdas ji and Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh ji have been portrayed beautifully. The two were close friends who fought again...