The United States of America's President, Donald Trump, has now made another announcement that has shocked filmmakers across the world. Trump has announced the imposition of a 100 per cent tariff on all movies made outside the US and sent into the country for release. For Bollywood, the United States is a significant market, with a reported box office contribution of 35 to 40 per cent.

On Monday, Donald Trump took to Truth Social, the social media platform he owns, and posted, “Our movie-making business has been stolen from the United States of America, by other Countries, just like stealing ‘candy from a baby’. Soon after the US President made the announcement, several homegrown filmmakers reacted to the new tariff. Bejoy Nambiar (director of Shaitaan, David, Kaala) spoke to News18 and s

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