Srinagar, April 15 -- Faced with several hurdles during shootings in the Valley, the stakeholders have given thumbs up to the government's decision to introduce a 'new film policy' for Jammu and Kashmir.

Though film and television shooting crews have started returning to Kashmir of late, Valley-based line producers said they were facing problems ranging from getting permissions to procuring equipment from outside the union territory.

"The decision to have a new film policy is a good step and will benefit both filmmakers from outside as well as the locals associated with the film productions. We already had a couple of meetings with the government officials during which filmmakers from outside and local line producers were present. We di...