According to Multiplex Association of India, with tickets priced as low as Rs 75, many major chains in the country saw advance bookings being done for National Cinema Day Friday.
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.
PVR’s shares snapped 8 years of gains to fall about 30% in 2020 after a number of films with top actors such as Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar opted for streaming platform release.
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.
The PVR-Mubi alliance is the first of its kind in India, where the spread of broadband access and a love of films has triggered a battle for subscribers.
Britain’s failure to secure the oil of Arabia in the 1950s was no misjudgement. The sun was setting on the Empire, and a new hegemon had emerged. Is another anarchy on the rise now?
The rupee’s fall to record lows amid rising energy-import costs and capital outflows is raising expectations that RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra may be forced to abandon his pause and hike rates.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
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