Bhubaneswar May 23 (IANS) The upcoming biopic on cricket legend and Bharat Ratna Sachin Tendulkar -- Sachin: A Billion Dreams -- has been declared tax-free by the Odisha government.
State Finance Minister Sashi Bhushan Behera on Tuesday said the entertainment tax on the film has been waived.
Sachin: A Billion Dreams is based on the life of Sachin Tendulkar and it is scheduled to release on May 26.
The movie a biographical drama captures Tendulkar s personal journey from a young boy to a cricketing icon.
It is written and directed by James Erskine and produced by Ravi Bhagchandka and Carnival Motion Pictures under 200 NotOut Productions.
The movie has already been declared tax-free in Kerala and Chhattisgarh.
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Sachin: A Billion Dreams declared tax-free in Odisha
