Kalki 2898 AD director Nag Ashwin has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to consider putting cinema ticket prices in the lowest GST slab so that the film industry can benefit from the latest round of GST reforms. Welcoming the newly announced reforms by the NDA government, the Mahanati maker opined that the middle-class segment will be encouraged if tickets are charged at 5% GST up to Rs 250.
"The GST reforms are very welcome, sir. It would be great if the 5% slab could be extended to movie tickets up to Rs 250 at least. Very few theaters nowadays charge Rs 100, and for our industry and theaters to grow while keeping the middle-class audience engaged, this is very much needed, sir," the Yevade Subrahmanyam maker wrote.
Current status:
Starting September 22, 2025, the GST Council has introduced a two-slab GST system: Tickets priced up to Rs 100: GST reduced from 12% to 5%. Tickets priced above Rs 100: GST remains unchanged at 18%.
