The Maharashtra authorities will work on planning a movie metropolis between Mumbai and Thane cities to offer a wider platform to artists, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde mentioned on Sunday.

Speaking at an occasion the place famous Marathi theatre actor Prashant Damle was felicitated for the 12,five hundredth present of his play ‘Eka Lagnachi Gosht’, Shinde mentioned the state authorities will assist Marathi theatre and cinema. ”There is quite a lot of capturing occurring in Thane too,” he mentioned, including {that a} movie metropolis shall be deliberate between Mumbai and Thane, separated by 23 km.

He additionally mentioned a nodal officer could be appointed to evaluation and examine the situation of drama auditoriums and take crucial steps to enhance them.

Shinde mentioned a suggestion has been forwarded to the Centre to confer the Padma award to Damle.

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