Dabangg helps swell UP govt coffers

MUMBAI: Arbaaz Khan’s Dabangg has raked in enough moolah all around. The film has done wonderful business in the hinterland, especially Uttar Pradesh and Bihar where it is based. 

The Abhinav Kashyap-directed film has brought in a record breaking Rs 140 million as entertainment tax to the Uttar Pradesh government.

In September, the state managed to generate almost Rs 230 million as revenue from entertainment tax, out of which Rs 140 million was generated from the screenings of the Salman Khan film.