AICWA President meets Minister of Cultural Affairs Ashish Shelar to appeal against entertainment tax hike
Updated On:19 October, 2026 07:38 AM IST |Mumbai |Upala KBR
All Indian Cine Workers Association (AICWA) chief meets state’s Minister of Cultural Affairs to appeal against entertainment tax hike; warns move may shut down theatres
Suresh Gupta with Akash Fundkar; (right) with Ashish Shelar. Pics/By Special Arrangement
The All Indian Cine Workers Association (AICWA) is continuing its fight against the tax hike, going as high as 570 per cent, proposed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). On October 13, Suresh Shyamlal Gupta, President, AICWA, met Ashish Shelar, Maharashtra’s Minister of Cultural Affairs, followed by meetings with Akash Pandurang Fundkar, Minister of Labour, and Ashish Jaiswal, Maharashtra’s Minister of State for Labour, urging them to drop the proposed tax.
Speaking to mid-day, Gupta recalled that he explained to the ministers the tax surge’s adverse effects. “I told them that if this 570 per cent hike is implemented, then the ticket price will increase, which will lead people to go to theatres less. In turn, theatres will suffer huge losses and shut down.
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