I&B Ministry suggests cinema halls can be reopened in August
By MYBRANDBOOK
The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has recommended to the Union Home Ministry that cinema halls all over the country can be allowed to reopen in August. I&B Secretary Amit Khare indicated this at a close-door industry interaction with the CII Media Committee. He said his opposite number in the Home Ministry, Ajay Bhalla, will take the final call.
Khare said that he has recommended that cinema halls may be allowed to reopen all over India as early as August 1 - or at the latest, around August 31. The formula suggested is that alternate seats in the first row and then the next row be kept vacant and proceeding in this fashion throughout.
Khare said that his ministry's recommendation takes into consideration the two metre social distancing norm, but tweaks it gently to two yards instead. The Home Ministry, however, still has to revert on the recommendation.
Cinema hall owners however pushed back and said this formula is unwise and merely running films at 25 per cent auditorium capacity is worse than keeping the cinemas shut. The attendees at the meet included media CEOs of several TV channels, OTT platform and more along with the Chairman, CII Media Committee.
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