'Film Looks Even Better If Seen With A Ticket': Akhilesh's Dig As Adityanath Watches Film With Akshay Kumar

"The film looks even better if viewed from the back and even with a ticket instead of free because it does not harm the revenue of the state," Akhilesh Yadav said on Twitter.

Former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav (File photo: AFP)

New Delhi: Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday has launched an attack on Yogi Adityanath after he attended a special screening of the period action drama "Samrat Prithviraj" with his cabinet colleagues. Akhilesh said that the film is even better if seen with a ticket. "The film looks even better if viewed from the back and even with a ticket instead of free because it does not harm the revenue of the state," Yadav said on Twitter.

लोकभवन में सपा सरकार के बनाए ‘आधुनिक’ ऑडिटोरियम में भाजपा सरकार की कैबिनेट ‘ऐतिहासिक’ फ़िल्म देख रही है।

वैसे फ़िल्म पीछे बैठकर देखी जाए तो और भी अच्छी दिखती है और मुफ़्त के बजाय टिकट लेकर भी क्योंकि इससे राज्य के राजस्व का नुक़सान नहीं होता। pic.twitter.com/X91Ltscf2g

— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) June 2, 2022

"After watching the historical film, the cabinet is requested to also see the present condition of Uttar Pradesh," he said in another tweet.

The Yogi Adityanath government has declared the film Samrat Prithviraj tax-free in the state. A 'special screening' of the film was kept for the Yogi cabinet on Thursday. Soon after, Yogi himself announced that the film would be tax-free. Akshay Kumar is playing the role of Prithviraj in the film. Earlier, the Yogi government had also made the film 'The Kashmir Files' tax-free, showing the plight of Kashmiri Pandits.

"We announce that the movie 'Samrat Prithviraj' will be made tax-free in Uttar Pradesh so that a common man can also watch this movie," the chief minister told ANI.

Home Minister Amit Shah also saw the film and after watching the film, the minister said that it was after 13 years that he was watching a film in the theatre with his family.

"This film depicts Indian culture of respecting women & empowering women. A cultural awakening started in India in 2014, and it will again take India to the heights it was once at," said Shah.