Smita Thackeray to head Maha film policy panel

October 11, 2024 00:42

Smita Thackeray/ANI Photo

The Maharashtra government on Thursday set up a 22-member committee headed by producer Smita Thackeray to frame the state's new film policy.

Culture minister Sudhir Mungantiwar made the announcement in Mumbai.

Smita Thackeray, notably, is the estranged sister-in-law of Shiv Sena-UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray.

Actor-filmmaker Pravin Tarde, who has directed and produced Dharmaveer, a biopic on late Sena leader Anand Dighe, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's political mentor, is among the committee members.

The other members include actor-producer Mangesh Desai, actor Digambar Naik, art director Nitesh Nandgaonkar, actors Prabhakar More, Savita Malpekar, Gargi Phule, Asawari Joshi, Priya Berde, Nishigandha Waad, Megha Dhade, producer Nitin Vaidya and writer-director Priya Krishnaswami.

Hindi filmmaker Vishal Bharadwaj and Ramesh Taurani of Tips too are its members. -- PTI

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