Overview
- The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has formed a high‑level study group chaired by Prasoon Joshi to review the Indian film ecosystem and deliver recommendations in three months, the ministry announced after a late‑June meeting.
- The ministry has circulated draft Model State Cinema Regulations to all state governments and offered implementation help to cut the varied local approval steps that delay new theatres.
- The panel will examine adoption of new production technologies such as artificial intelligence and virtual production, and advise how filmmakers can use those tools without losing creative control.
- The group will also probe access to institutional finance and alternative funding options, and assess persistent production and distribution bottlenecks that leave projects underfunded or stalled.
- The government will hold nationwide stakeholder consultations before the report is finalised and the ultimate impact will hinge on whether states adopt the model rules and on the panel’s policy recommendations.