Chandigarh: The initiative taken by Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal to promote Haryanvi culture and Haryanvi films in Bollywood has started getting positive results, popular faces of Haryanvi films, Yashpal Sharma and Mita Vasisht said on Wednesday.
Talking to Reporters after evaluating the screening of 22 Haryanvi and Non-Haryanvi films at Panchkula, Yashpal Sharma said that for the development of Haryanvi and non-Haryanvi Cinema and to create a film friendly environment in the State, for the first time, the State Government had implemented the Haryana Film Policy.
He said the Policy aims at development of film industry in Haryana and making available suitable environment for the development of cinema and exploring abundant possibilities existing in the State and tapping them properly for film making.
He said that it is a commendable step that under this policy, the other language films, shooting of which is being done in Haryana is given the same economic incentive as the Haryanvi films.
Sharma also praised Director Information, Public Relations and Languages Department, PC Meena, for sitting with them during the screening of the movies. He said that his presence reflects the seriousness of the State Government towards promoting the Film Policy.
Director Information, Public Relations and Languages Department, PC Meena, Member of Governing Council, formed under Haryana Film Policy,  Harish Kataria, Joint Director, Information, Public Relations and Languages Department, Ved Prakash, producers, directors and actors of these featured films were also present on the occasion.