Unlock 4.0 has not yet given permissions to the theatres to operate but the function of the metros would be started. Concerned for the sustenance of cinema halls, theatre owners and film producers in Karnataka say that the both the Centre and the state government have enduringly ignored the film industry’s requests, which has led to a loss of over Rs 1,000 crore in the last five months. With metro rails being allowed to operate from September 1 in many states, the Karnataka Film Exhibitors’ Association, questioned why the government is not allowing theatres to open and if the situation continues, over 650 single screens would have to shut down lastingly.
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Recently, KV Chandrashekar, President of the Karnataka Film Exhibitors’ Association questioned, “Metro is being allowed to operate in many states. It uses air conditioning and over 4 lakh people travel on these trains. If you put together all the single screen theaters with 50% capacity, it amounts to anywhere between 50,000 to 60,000 people at any given point of time. So, people can travel by metro and the government doesn’t care about the spread of coronavirus but it has a problem with theatres?”
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Theatre owners say that over the last five months, the single screens alone have experienced failures amounting to Rs 150 crore per month. And that the differences between the demands of theatre owners and film producers have led to differences in opinion on how theatres should operate if they reopen. Producers say that at least 8 to 10 big-budget films are ready to be released in theatres. Some of the movies awaiting release include Robot, Kotigobba 3, Salaga, Yuvaratna, Pogaru, Kabja and several others.
