Chennai, March 28: Popular film icon Kamal Hassan today said that film industry should move on to the latest digital technology to keep up with the international film world.
“I think we were sleeping on millions. It is high time (we moved on to digital technology)”, Kamal said, quoting the recent statements of James Murdoch, the Chairman and Chief Executive of News Corporation and the son of media moghul Rupert Murdoch.
Murdoch had on a recent visit to India called the country’s media industry a “sleeping tiger”. Kamal predicted that the country’s entertainment industry was set to grow from its present size of USD 14-15 million to USD 120 million.
“I think it is high time we moved forward”.
Kamal recalled how the tax demands on film stars had become conducive over the years and facilitated giving something back to the industry.
—PTI