MUMBAI, Oct 15 — Movie theatres in some parts of India opened for the first time in eight months on Thursday, but with no major Bollywood releases likely any time soon, beleaguered cinema owners worry about whether audiences can be lured back to the big screen. All of India’s near-10,000 movie...
Empty chairs are seen during a movie time at City Gold cinema after its reopening, amidst the outbreak of the coronavirus disease , in Ahmedabad October 15, 2020. — Reuters pic
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi pushes for a gradual easing of measures, some states have allowed theatres to reopen, though at 50 per cent capacity and with strict curbs in place. Bollywood is not releasing any new films to cinemas for now despite the upcoming festival season, when ticket sales usually peak and audiences flock to theatres.
Instead of waiting for theatres to open, several Bollywood production houses have instead sold movies to streaming platforms such as Netflix, Disney and Amazon’s Prime Video, which have premiered several titles in the last few months.
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