KOLHAPUR: Akhil Bhartiya Marathi Chitrapat Mahamandal (ABMCM) staged a silent demonstration to conserve the Shalini and Jayprabha studio land, on Thursday near the Camera statue at Khari corner in Kolhapur city. The protesters displayed banners highlighting their demands to conserve the studio lands from being taken for private development.
Recently, the state government rejected KMC’s grade 3 heritage tag to the Shalini Cinestone land. A pledge to conserve the land of Shalini and Jayprabha studio was taken in the protest.
Dhanaji Yamkar, the vice-president of ABMCM said, all the artists and others involved in the Kolhapur film industry have taken an oath to conserve the studio lands. Shalini and Jayprabha studio lands have historical significance and should be given heritage status so that they are conserved.
On Saturday evening, a candlelight protest for the same will be held at Bindu Chowk
