Theatres in Tamil Nadu will not screen movies on February 23 protesting Centre's move to bring the cinema industry under Service Tax ambit.
This was in keeping with a decision by the industry to stage a nation-wide protest on that day, Tamil Nadu Cinema Theatre Owners' Federation President Abirami Ramanathan said.
"Accordingly, shows in all theatres in Chennai and elsewhere in the state are being cancelled," he said in a statement in Chennai.
The Film Federation of India has proposed the nation-wide shutdown, to protest the Centre's proposal to levy a service tax of nearly 10.3% on the multi-billion industry, one of the biggest in the world.
There are approximately 10,000 theatres in India, including 750 in multiplexes.
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