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Catch-22 for cinemas; rise in COVID cases a huge problem for exhibitors
Updated On: 24 November, 2020 07:09 AM IST | Mumbai | Uma Ramasubramanian, Mohar Basu
Low footfall in theatres has meant no blockbusters, and without big releases, the crowds will not be back; add high costs and the spectre of a second lockdown, it is a deadly cocktail for theatres
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Indoo Ki Jawani; (right) A Still from Tenet
The significant spike in COVID-19 cases in many parts of the country — combined with fears of a second round of lockdown in major cities — has come as a severe blow to exhibitors, who are already reeling from months of lockdown.
Gurmeet Seble, member of Delhi Single Screens Association, predicts that a second cinema shutdown may well be on the cards. Noting that most single screens across the capital have not reopened, he says, "Single screens will remain shut unless a big money-spinner is lined up for release. Producers have yet to announce big-ticket movies. We don't wish to keep theatres running when people are not showing up."
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