Cinema Halls Will Not Reopen In Unlock Phase 4; Shekhar Kapur Feels Drive-In Theatres Could Make A Comeback

Observing home quarantine has been pretty tough for most of us during the coronavirus lockdown. However, it was one of the steps taken by the government to help stop the spread of COVID-19 and every citizen was required to strictly follow it. Well after a few months, many areas began unlocking and now in September our country will be entering phase four of the ‘unlock’. While Delhi metro and open-air theatres will resume services soon, it has been announced that cinema halls will continue to be shut.

In a recent report shared by Bollywood Hungama, filmmaker Shekhar Kapur opened up about the same and stated, “Drive-in theatres could make a comeback as they are in the rest of the world. I don’t think theatres will fully open for another year. And if they are to follow rules of social distancing, the theatres will sell fewer tickets. So the days of multi-crore theatrical box office in one week or weekend are over. I’m afraid, the film industry, like other industries, is facing huge losses.”

He went on to add, “We don’t know yet how many film workers, theatrical workers, were part of the unorganized labour sector, so even completing films maybe an issue. Except there are OTT platforms of course, but with completely lower price models.”

Even if cinema halls did reopen and services resumed with all safety measures in place, would you feel comfortable watching a film at theatres amid the pandemic?