Assam waives entertainment tax on ‘Mary Kom’

Directed by Omung Kumar, ‘Mary Kom’ stars Priyanka Chopra in the lead.

The Assam government Wednesday announced exemption of entertainment tax on ‘Mary Kom’, a new Bollywood movie on the World champion woman boxer from Manipur.

“As the movie revolves around boxer Mary Kom, the pride of the northeast and the country as a whole, we have decided to exempt it from entertainment tax,” Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said here.

Based on the life of the Olympic bronze medal winner and five-time World boxing champion, the film is scheduled for release Sep 5.

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Assam is the third state to have made the film tax-free after Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.

Directed by Omung Kumar, ‘Mary Kom’ stars Priyanka Chopra in the lead.