Reopening of cinema halls will be examined after assessing the status of the COVID-19 pandemic in the month of June, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Tuesday.
BookMyShow has decided to lay off around 270 employees in India and globally as business has hit due to the outbreak of coronavirus.
The theatre owners fear that the OTT platforms might end up changing the collective movie-watching experience following coronavirus lockdown.
Cinema operators have requested the government for exemption on statutory dues and loan moratorium for one year, as the sector has been hit hard with many state governments ordering the closure of multiplexes in the wake coronavirus outbreak in the country.
Looking at the current coronavirus outbreak in the country, State minister Aroop Biswas announced all shoots to be canceled till March 30. The theatres in the state have been shut down.
Following a queue from other states for closing down mass gathering places, Tamil Nadu has also shut down all malls, cinema halls, primary schools in wake of coronavirus pandemic till March 31.
Taking a cue from other states, Rajasthan has also shut down schools, colleges, coaching centres, gyms, and cinema halls till March 30, as a precautionary measure amid coronavirus pandemic, the Chief Minister's Office informed on Saturday.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal while invoking that coronavirus has been declared as an epidemic in Delhi requested all the Delhiites to exercise abundant caution to contain the disease. In order to contain the virus and minimizing its spread, the Delhi government has shut down all cinema halls, schools, colleges till March 31.
PVR Cinemas on Friday launched its fifth multiplex in Gujarat's Vadodara and became the largest operating chain in the city.
Actress Poonam Dhillon is concerned about the smell of pickles and various other aromas which may make the theatre atmosphere very uncomfortable.
The Maharashtra Food and Civil Supplies Minister Ravindra Chavan on Friday announced that food items from outside will be allowed in multiplexes from August 1.
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