Here's Why Bollywood Is Unimpressed By Arun Jaitley's Union Budget

Today Finance minister Arun Jaitley presented the Union Budget 2017-18 in the Lok Sabha. And, like every industry, Bollywood, too  had an opinion about it.

The film industry, which is considered a big avenue for revenue and jobs, showed its displeasure on government's lack of attention, with some key figures the industry was "left out" of this year's budget. There was also concerns about the government not easing the heavy taxation policy and not enabling any aid to the industry.

Prominent film producer Mukesh Bhatt showed his displeasure:

"The Finance Minister did not even mention the film industry in his budget. They feel like we do not exist. They didn't even touch upon piracy which is impacting us in such a big way and also in turn affecting the government's revenue. We are saddened!"

Filmmaker Kunal Kohli also expressed his discontent:

"I feel members of the film fraternity, who are in the government, should be representing us and they need to put our point across to the government for them to look at. The film industry is in the limelight and is a great source of providing revenue and generating jobs."

In addition, singer-music director Vishal Dadlani took to Twitter to voice his concerns about the lack of reward to upper-middle-class taxpayers. Though, he appreciated the government's move to curb black money.

What's your take on the issue?

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