Days after allowing full capacity in cinemas following representations from the film industry, the government cited an advisory from the Centre and a petition in the Madras High Court over the matter for revoking its decision.
PVR Cinemas reopened the doors of its cinema halls for the general public in Maharashtra from Thursday amid stringent precautionary measures.
Multiplexes and cinema halls have been allowed to reopen with 50 per cent of their seating capacity in areas outside containment zones in Chhattisgarh's Raipur, an official said on Wednesday.
After a long gap of almost eight months, movie theatres are all set to reopen in Tamil Nadu. The state government gave nod to resume theatres from November 10.
Owners of some single-screen Kolkata theatres who were mulling suspension of screening from Friday due to low turnout at reopened cinema halls, reversed their decision, saying the show will go on in a truncated manner, after their counterparts in Mumbai decided to open doors to viewers despite risks.
Maharashtra government on Wednesday allowed cinema halls, theatres, multiplexes to open with 50 per cent of their seating capacity in areas outside containment zones from November 5, as state with one of the maximum number of coronavirus cases, unlocks in phased manner.
"We weren't expecting it to houseful from day one. We didn't even expect to have 50 per cent occupancy. About 50 to 60 people turned up for the 12 pm show of 'Housefull 4'," Raj Kumar Mehrotra, general manager at the Capital's Delite Cinema, told IANS.
Most cinema halls and multiplexes in Andhra Pradesh remained shut on Thursday citing costs and other reasons, even though they are allowed to open under Unlock 5.0.
Theatres and cinema halls start functioning from October 15 with new rules and restrictions amid fear of coronavirus.
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday decided not to open multiplexes and cinema halls. However, Ramlilas to be allowed with strict Covid protocols.
All cinema halls will comply with the SOPs mandated by the Union Government. These include maintaining distances of one seat in the halls, 50 per cent capacity, masks at all times, proper ventilation and air condition temperature settings at above 23 degrees Celsius. Also, markings have been made to ensure social distancing in the cinema hall galleries.
All cinema halls will comply with the SOPs mandated by the Union Government. These include maintaining distances of one seat in the halls, 50 per cent capacity, masks at all times, proper ventilation and air condition temperature settings at above 23 degrees Celsius. Also, markings have been made to ensure social distancing in the cinema hall galleries.
Film exhibitors made it clear that they could not resume shows given the various constraints, primarily the steep maintenance costs.
After nearly seven months, cinemas in India are set to reopen today in the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic. Theatres and multiplexes will open in some regions of the country as the Ministry of Home Affairs has left it on the states to take a final call.
After nearly seven months, cinemas in India reopened today in the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic. Theatres and multiplexes opened in some regions of the country as the Ministry of Home Affairs left it on the states to take a final call.
Interacting with the representatives of cinema hall associations in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said that the people of Delhi, including the associations, will have to work together to revive the economy of Delhi.
Even as the Goa government has allowed re-opening of cinema halls from Thursday as per the Centre's guidelines, theatre owners in the state have said the facilities will not open until new films release.
The Uttar Pradesh government issued guidelines on Tuesday for reopening of cinema halls, theatres and multiplexes with 50 per cent of their capacity from Thursday.
Notably, the Covid-battered business is reopening on October 15th after seven months of lockdown, all across the country barring a few states. The sector has been one of the hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent restrictions implemented to curb its spread.
The cinema hall operators here are currently engaged in making preparations to ensure all Covid-related protocols are maintained, as they are getting ready to welcome patrons after a long period of time.
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