British Film Chief Hails UK-Bollywood Deal

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00:00it's great news I mean we've we essentially a long history of Indian in

00:18UK co-productions of Bollywood shooting movies in London it's always been a

00:23backdrop for Bollywood movies so the Prime Minister's there I think he was a

00:28Yash Raj studios earlier today he's announced three Bollywood productions are coming to London

00:35we have an independent film tax credit which we're we really want co-productions to make use of and

00:42we're a great co-producer with India so I think it will fall under that it's great news and I think

00:48it just really shows the commitment of you know that that we have to culture and I think culture

00:55is incredibly important to to any country but I think it's wonderful when it's embraced and

01:02what I also love is that culture takes many many different forms and but to have it to have it as

01:09part of you know something that's economically important and something that's you know culturally

01:13and civically important it does make us you know it gives us you know a better sense of the world

01:20I think it makes for a better society so it makes me happy that that this is something that the

01:24government is is keen on as well