The
upcoming
biopic
on
cricket
legend
and
Bharat
Ratna
Sachin
Tendulkar
--
Sachin:
A
Billion
Dreams
--
has
been
declared
tax-free
by
the
Odisha
government.
State
Finance
Minister
Sashi
Bhushan
Behera
on
Tuesday
said
the
entertainment
tax
on
the
film
has
been
waived.
Sachin:
A
Billion
Dreams
is
based
on
the
life
of
Sachin
Tendulkar
and
it
is
scheduled
to
release
on
May
26.
The
movie,
a
biographical
drama,
captures
Tendulkar's
personal
journey
from
a
young
boy
to
a
cricketing
icon.
It
is
written
and
directed
by
James
Erskine
and
produced
by
Ravi
Bhagchandka
and
Carnival
Motion
Pictures
under
200
NotOut
Productions.
The
movie
has
already
been
declared
tax-free
in
Kerala
and
Chhattisgarh.
On
a
related
note,
the
Indian
cricket
team
will
be
coming
together
to
watch
the
special
screening
of
the
movie.
To
be
held
on
Wednesday,
the
special
screening
will
be
taking
place
at
a
theatre
in
Versova
here,
confirmed
producer
Ravi
Bhagchandka
in
a
statement.
Earlier
this
month,
Tendulkar
also
had
a
special
screening
for
the
Indian
armed
forces.