Overview

• Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said redevelopment of Goregaon Film City will begin within a year and is slated to take about four years.
• He noted existing state schemes for Marathi films and promised targeted efforts to better connect Gen Z with Marathi cinema.
• Responding to Akshay Kumar’s suggestion on police footwear, Fadnavis invited him to help design more athletic shoes and said the force would adopt improvements.
• Calling cybercrime a serious threat, Fadnavis encouraged films on digital offenses and said AI-enabled CCTV with face recognition is helping police gather evidence.
• Akshay opened the session by revisiting his 2019 ‘mango’ moment, asking how the Nagpur-born CM eats oranges, which set a light tone before policy talk.