RGV questions role of government in deciding price of film tickets

In a series of tweets, he also appealed to the film fraternity to speak up on the issue

Film-maker Ram Gopal Varma has posed a series of questions to I&PR and Cinematography Minister Perni Venkataramaiah (Nani) on the “ceiling” fixed on the price of cinema tickets by the State government.

Taking to the Twitter on Tuesday, Mr. Varma questioned, “What precisely is the role of the government in deciding the market price of any product, including films?”

“The government may intervene and fix a price below or above the equilibrium when there’s a dire shortage of an essential commodity like wheat, rice, kerosene oil. But how does that apply to films?” he wondered.