Kapur, known for films such as “Mr India”, the “Elizabeth” franchise starring Cate Blanchett and “What’s Love Got to Do with It?”, said over “75% of box office” of Hollywood films comes from outside the US.
“And significant part of the budget of those films are spent outside the US. President Trump’s imposition of 100% tarif on all films imported into the US may encourage Hollywood to move outside the US! Quite the opposite of what he intended. #Hollywood #tarrif #DonaldTrump #tarrifonfilm (sic)” the director wrote on X.
Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap simply shared Trump’s comments on his Instagram Stories without comment.
“The Movie Industry in America is DYING a very fast death,” Trump wrote, complaining that other countries “are offering all sorts of incentives to draw” filmmakers and studios away from the US.
“This is a concerted effort by other Nations and, therefore, a National Security threat. It is, in addition to everything else, messaging and propaganda!” he added in his post. PTI RDS RDS BK BK