Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who attended a special screening of period action drama ‘Samrat Prithviraj’ with his cabinet colleagues on Thursday, declared the movie tax-free in the State.

The screening of the movie was held at Lok Bhawan in Lucknow and Bollywood star Akshay Kumar, female lead Manushi Chillar and director Chandra Prakash Dwivedi were in attendance.

“I announce that the movie will be tax-free in the state,” the chief minister said.

Praising ‘Samrat Prithviraj’, he said, “The film talks about the history and provides entertainment. It can be watched with the family. We have learned from the mistakes of the past and are trying to rectify the mistakes of the past 75 years. Our Prime Minister Narendra Modi is moving forward with the vision of the next 25 years to take India ahead,” PTI reported from Lucknow.

The priest-turned-politician also praised director Dwivedi and actors Akshay Kumar and Manushi for their performance and said many places of the State have been shown in the film, which will help in popularizing them.

Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, Transport Minister Daya Shankar Singh, J P S Rathore, A K Sharma, Nand Gopal Gupta Nandi, and others were also present at the screening.

Deputy CM Maurya said earlier films were made on Mughals, but now films on such great personalities ( referring to Maharana Pratap) are made.

“In the past, there were attempts to hide the truth (of history). But it is necessary to know the past,” he asserted.

‘Samrat Prithviraj’, which is all set to release in theatres country-wide on June 3, depicts the life of legendary warrior king Prithviraj Chauhan, played by Akshay Kumar. Chillar stars in the movie as Princess Sanyogita.

The movie also stars Sanjay Dutt and Sonu Sood in pivotal roles.

A Yash Raj Films production, the movie is scheduled to be released in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu.