Overview

• Devendra Fadnavis said work to transform Goregaon’s Dadasaheb Phalke Film City would begin within a year with a target of about four years for completion.
• He accepted Akshay Kumar’s appeal to revamp Maharashtra Police footwear and invited the actor to help design more athletic, ergonomic prototypes.
• The chief minister urged filmmakers to spotlight cybercrime, citing deepfakes, sextortion and financial fraud as growing threats needing wider public awareness.
• He highlighted existing support for Marathi cinema and pledged to pursue ways to better engage Gen Z, with detailed plans yet to be outlined.
• FICCI Frames named Russia as the 2025 partner country, signaling intent for co‑production and content exchange through a delegation led by Moskino and the Moscow Export Centre.