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Topic: cinema halls

Small-town India gets a new movie experience. Inflatable cinema halls with Dolby, recliners

Picture Time Digiplex is the king of inflatable cinema. It isn't competing with multiplexes but is offering a quick assemble-dismantle option in small towns & semi-rural areas.

Back to the movies: After decades of closure, Kashmir opens 2 cinema halls on ‘historic’ Sunday

Cinema halls were closed down in Kashmir in the '90s following the spread of terrorism. Jammu & Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, opened 1 hall each in Shopian & Pulwama districts Sunday.

The Kashmir Files holds no ‘grand truth’ to ‘open your third eye’. It exploits cinema’s flaws

There is a difference between political cinema and politically motivated cinema. The Kashmir Files is the latter.

Have confidence and belief that audiences will come back to cinemas, says PVR head Ajay Bijli

In conversation with ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta on Off The Cuff, Bijli talked of the hardships cinemas faced during the pandemic & why OTT platforms are not a threat.

Maharashtra allows cinema halls, theatres to reopen from 22 October

The decision came after CM Uddhav Thackeray had a meeting with filmmakers Rohit Shetty and Kunal Kapoor, among others.

Delhi Metro, buses to run at full capacity, cinemas halls with 50% occupancy from 26 July

The latest unlock guidelines by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority said business-to-business (B2B) exhibitions will also be allowed, but only with business visitors.

UP govt allows opening of gyms, cinema halls, sports stadiums at 50% capacity from 5 July

Under the new guidelines, gyms, cinema halls will be allowed to open between 7 am to 9 pm five days a week with strict compliance of Covid appropriate behaviour.

I&B Minister Javadekar announces cinema halls will be allowed full occupancy from Monday

All Covid-related protocols will be followed, Prakash Javadekar says, adding that Union home ministry had given its nod to open up cinema halls on 27 January.

What it is like to watch a movie at a theatre now that cinemas have opened after seven months

Alternate seating, with no one directly in front of or behind another person, pre-packed food and longer intervals for more stringent sanitisation are some steps being taken.

Big-screen experience irreplaceable, PVR Cinemas head says as movie halls open across India

In an interview to ThePrint, PVR Cinemas Joint Managing Director Sanjeev Kumar Bijli talks about cinemas opening up after nearly 7 months and how the movie-watching experience will change.

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Theaterisation reform is stuck on ranks and roles — India’s military needs clarity

On paper, the idea of theaterisation is elegant. In practice, it is paralysed by ambiguities of rank and command.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

China navy achieves breakthrough with new fighter jet launch system. What are electromagnetic catapults

China’s most advanced aircraft carrier—Fujian—uses electromagnetic catapults, a core component of future aircraft carriers.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.