Bhubaneswar, Nov 12 (PTI) Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Wednesday urged the Odisha government to formulate a film preservation policy and take measures to save old Odia movies for the future generation.

Bachchan said this while virtually joining the inaugural function of the 10th Film Preservation and Restoration Workshop India (FPRWI 2025), organised by the Film Heritage Foundation (FHF) and the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF).

Actress Waheeda Rehman also joined the event held at the Kala Bhoomi in Bhubaneswar.

Inaugurating the workshop, CM Mohan Charan Majhi announced that the state government will sign an agreement with FHF for the restoration of Odia films.

Hailing Odia films, Bachchan said in the absence of a preservation policy, many valuable works of em

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