Shoojit Sircar wants Pink to be made tax free

Filmmaker Shoojit Sircar is proud of Pink and wants the film to be exempted from entertainment tax. "We want it to be tax-free," Sircar said at a recent press conference. "People have been asking us to make it tax-free. I think we are on the verge of making it tax-free."

This contemporary youth-centric film conveys a strong, socially relevant message about the choices young women of today make and about respecting those. Narrated in a linear manner, the simply presented film, essentially a court drama, is powerful because of its dialogues and performances.

Sircar, who is known for his content-driven films, says he would make stories only when there is some lesson to be learnt.

"People ask me why don't you do potboilers? But in school, I learnt only one thing – that there has to be some moral to the story. And if there is no moral, there is no point in making a film," he said.

Directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury, Pink stars Amitabh Bachchan in the role of a lawyer. The film also features Taapsee Pannu, Kirti Kulhari, Andrea Tariang, Angad Bedi, Piyush Mishra and Dhritiman Chatterjee in key roles.

Recently, filmmaker Ashoke Pandit said Pink is a "movement" that needs to be made tax-free at theatres.