Odia Film Producers' Association today decided not to allow the people flaunting fortunes earned from dubious sources to invest their ill-gotten money in producing Odia feature films.
The decision was taken at an emergency meeting of the Association here in the backdrop of recent widespread criticism the Odia film industry received after it was alleged that as many as five tainted persons involved in chit fund scam and dubious dealings in real estate have produced as many as a dozen feature films.
"Henceforth, a film producer shall have to submit all his relevant bank documents, including his PAN card and possibly a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the state police to be a member of the Producers' Association before he ventures out to make a movie," said Association President Kusha Ranjan Patnaik.
The Association also decided to stay away from the affairs of those members, who are currently being prosecuted by the law enforcement agencies for their dubious role in the state.
"Their memberships from the Association shall be immediately cancelled once they are convicted in the cases they are facing now," Patnaik said.
The Association has also decided that henceforth, the vetting of relevant bank documents of the prospective members will be properly scrutinised. It is also thinking to verify the credentials of the present members of the Association in an attempt to make the feature film production in the state clean and transparent.
