A host of other problems that plagued the film industry were responsible for this. The fact that the industry had not opted for film insurance till the late 1990s was however not because of the producers' ignorance. Industry watchers were happy to note that the hitherto highly unorganized Hindi film business was finally adopting 'Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham' and Dreamz Unlimited's 'Asoka' among others. The insured films included YashRajįilms' 'Mohabbatein,' Aamir Khan Productions' 'Lagaan,' Farhan Akhtar's 'Dil Chahta Hai,' Karan Johar's Ltd.īy July 2001, UII had insured around 8-10 films, for sums varying from Rs 25 million to Rs 220 million, with many more in the pipeline. Said, "'Taal' being the first Hindi film to be insured, the policy had to beįormulated from scratch." UII even honored Ghai with naming the policy 'The Cine Mukta Policy' after his company Mukta Arts Pvt. The move was welcomed by both media and film personalities as opening of a new chapter in the Indian film industry. 'Taal' insured for a sum of Rs 110 million with UII in 1998. Ghai was the first Indian filmmaker to have his film The credit for pioneering the film insurance business in India however goes to the successful Hindi film producer-director Subhash Ghai (Ghai). a practice followed in the US film industry since the era of silent movies. The reason was that it was the first instance of the Hindi film industry availing the benefits of film insurance Though the accident cost the insurance company a sum of only Rs 1.6 million, it attracted substantial media coverage.
In June 2000, when popular Hindi film actress and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai (Rai) met with an accident, there was another casualty
"As the investment required for making a good quality film is high it is essential that Film Insurance becomes a defacto