India, Feb. 12 -- Samajwadi Party leader and Rajya Sabha member Jaya Bachchan on Tuesday called on the government to show some "mercy" toward the faltering film industry and urged finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman to present plans to keep it afloat.

During the general discussion on the Union Budget 2025-26 in the Rajya Sabha, the actor-turned-politician accused the government of trying to "kill" the film industry.

She also highlighted the financial difficulties faced by daily wage workers and the closure of single-screen theatres as the prime concerns that the entertainment industry is facing these days.

Accusing the government of using the film industry for its own purpose, Bachchan during the discussion on Union Budget 2025 said, "...