India, May 12 -- A delegation of Hindi film producers and production houses met cultural affairs minister Ashish Shelar on Monday, to seek subsidies and concessions for film shoots in Mumbai and Maharashtra. They also urged the minister to introduce policy reforms that would facilitate ease of shooting in Mumbai and Maharashtra.

"States like Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar have film policies that offer subsidies to Hindi films, which provides an advantage for shooting there. If the state government can consider something similar, it will be a game changer for us to shoot in Maharashtra," said Nishit Verma, CEO, People Media Factory, who was present at Monday's meeting.

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