Overview
- The Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh chief ministers opened the three-day show in Varanasi on Friday at the Banaras Locomotive Works ground.
- Yogi Adityanath warned filmmakers against glorifying negative characters and urged them to make stories that inspire the present generation.
- He said past films that cast villains as heroes harmed young people and added, "never portray a dacoit as a hero."
- Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav said his government is working with Uttar Pradesh to strengthen cultural ties through shared events.
- Hindustan Times reported that Yadav presented a 700‑kilogram Vikramaditya Vedic clock for installation at the Kashi Vishwanath Temple on Saturday.