Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today met film industry delegation, accompanied by Minister of Information and Broadcasting Ambika Soni, as part of his pre-Budget consultations.

Our correspondent reports, the delegation consisted of about 20 members including Yash Chopra, Ramesh Sippy and Mukesh Bhatt, all representing Films and Producers Guild.

The representatives of different forums of film industry gave their suggestions for consideration and inclusion in the forthcoming General Budget for 2011-12.

Before this, Mr Mukherjee met finance ministers of states and representatives of India Inc, agriculturalists, economists, bankers,financial regulators, NGOs, among others to seek their inputs in formulating the Budget.