Will Kangana Ranaut Promote Himachal Tourism?

Shimla: Bollywood star Kangana Ranaut is unsure whether she will be named the brand ambassador to promote Himachal Pradesh tourism or not.

Kangana hails from the hill state and there has been a buzz around her refusal to sign an agreement. However, her father denies any wrongdoing.

Two days after State Tourism Development Board Vice Chairman Vijai Singh Mankotia slammed the bureaucracy for deliberately scuttling the proposal mooted by him to appoint Kangana as the state's brand ambassador, another board member on Saturday slammed the actress for demanding a huge amount.
After negotiations, Kangana Ranaut said that she will charge Rs.45 lakh per day and all the other expenditure, including board and lodging for the entire unit, and cost of shooting will be borne by the government," member S.P. Katyal said in a statement.

Therefore, it was costing more than Rs 2 crore for her single appearance. Even after this huge expenditure, the deliverables were not clear as to how many more tourists will arrive in the state after she promotes it," he said.

Upset over the ongoing developments, Kangana's father Amardeep Singh Ranaut blamed the state government over flip-flops.

Katyal said since Himachal Pradesh is a well-established tourist destination, the domestic tourist inflow is already touching 2 crore per year and infrastructure is to be provided to house them.

On the other hand, Vice Chairman Mankotia said that despite several rounds of talks with Kangana in Mumbai, the proposal to sign an agreement with her was deliberately delayed by the bureaucracy.