By Sugandha Rawal
New Delhi, Nov 6 (Ians) Cinema halls have reopened after the pandemic, but exhibitors say they are struggling to bounce back in business.
Lack of new content, missing magic of big Bollywood entertainers and fear of the virus have all led people to avoid the cinematic experience, forcing theatre owners run shows with empty seats.
Last month, cinemas in several states including Delhi-ncr opened doors to patrons after seven months. The government of Maharashtra also announced reopening of theatres across the state on November 5, with 50 per cent occupancy.
These are positive signs for the film trade but they pose new challenges, mainly pertaining to luring people back into the theatres.
"The initial response has been slow primarily because of safety concerns, norms with respect to occupancy limits and the lack of new content. Patrons however have responded well to new regional content released. Increased confidence amongst patrons on...
New Delhi, Nov 6 (Ians) Cinema halls have reopened after the pandemic, but exhibitors say they are struggling to bounce back in business.
Lack of new content, missing magic of big Bollywood entertainers and fear of the virus have all led people to avoid the cinematic experience, forcing theatre owners run shows with empty seats.
Last month, cinemas in several states including Delhi-ncr opened doors to patrons after seven months. The government of Maharashtra also announced reopening of theatres across the state on November 5, with 50 per cent occupancy.
These are positive signs for the film trade but they pose new challenges, mainly pertaining to luring people back into the theatres.
"The initial response has been slow primarily because of safety concerns, norms with respect to occupancy limits and the lack of new content. Patrons however have responded well to new regional content released. Increased confidence amongst patrons on...
- 11/6/2020
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
By Natalia Ningthoujam
New Delhi, Oct 15 (Ians) With just a few hours left for cinema halls in India to open doors to the public on Friday after a long gap due to the pandemic, trade experts open up on the challenges facing the industry, safety measures to be taken and plans to bring back moviegoers to theatres.
Cinema halls were given the green signal to open from October 15, as per the guidelines of the Union Home Ministry and the Central government. While screening of films at some of the theatres on Thursday were dedicated to staff and family members, the general public can watch films on the big screen Friday onwards.
"Today (Thursday), we are doing a mock drill for opening and training our staff as to how to handle public from tomorrow in order to ensure smooth functioning," Raj Kumar Mehrotra, general manager at the Capital's Delite Cinema, told Ians,...
New Delhi, Oct 15 (Ians) With just a few hours left for cinema halls in India to open doors to the public on Friday after a long gap due to the pandemic, trade experts open up on the challenges facing the industry, safety measures to be taken and plans to bring back moviegoers to theatres.
Cinema halls were given the green signal to open from October 15, as per the guidelines of the Union Home Ministry and the Central government. While screening of films at some of the theatres on Thursday were dedicated to staff and family members, the general public can watch films on the big screen Friday onwards.
"Today (Thursday), we are doing a mock drill for opening and training our staff as to how to handle public from tomorrow in order to ensure smooth functioning," Raj Kumar Mehrotra, general manager at the Capital's Delite Cinema, told Ians,...
- 10/15/2020
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
After grabbing attention for its interesting award nominations and winners’ list last year, Critics’Choice Film Awards are back again with even more intriguing nominations spread across eight Indian languages.
While the first edition of Critics’ Choice Film Awards witnessed Best Film category for varied languages, for the second season the makers have upped the ante by introducing Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Film as well as Best Writing across Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Bengali, Marathi, Malayalam, Gujarati and Kannada.
Offering a surprising twist to the usual nomination lists as usual, this year there are surprises with Best Actor nominations including names like Manoj Bajpayee for SonChiriya and Gulshan Devaiah for Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota, Geetika Vidya Ohlyan for Soni, and Hamid bagging a nomination for Best Writing. Critics’ Choice Film Awards holds its ground to honour cinematic brilliance irrespective of the mass appeal of the films.
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While the first edition of Critics’ Choice Film Awards witnessed Best Film category for varied languages, for the second season the makers have upped the ante by introducing Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Film as well as Best Writing across Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Bengali, Marathi, Malayalam, Gujarati and Kannada.
Offering a surprising twist to the usual nomination lists as usual, this year there are surprises with Best Actor nominations including names like Manoj Bajpayee for SonChiriya and Gulshan Devaiah for Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota, Geetika Vidya Ohlyan for Soni, and Hamid bagging a nomination for Best Writing. Critics’ Choice Film Awards holds its ground to honour cinematic brilliance irrespective of the mass appeal of the films.
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- 3/2/2020
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
Gujarati „Hellaro” juggles with components, which are often associated with Indian cinema. With its vibrant colours, impetuous choreography, traditional costumes and melodies, as well as drawing from Incredible India campaign-style folklore aesthetics, it may even seem a movie crafted especially for traditionalists and convention-oriented viewers, but it makes excellent use of these signature components. Moreover, the director Abishek Shah, contrary to the likes of Bhansali, knows the line behind which “stylish” turns into overwrought banal.
Although he tells his period story in a traditional way, his message is thoroughly contemporary. The film corresponds with the current trend of women-centered movies focused on emancipation, carefully looking into deep-rooted patriarchal patterns and despite its costume entourage, relates easily to the “here and now”.
All these heavy-weighted topics are served in a light (but not neglectful) manner. A few years back, Leena Yadav tried similar unpretentious strategy in “Parched”, but her movie, also...
Although he tells his period story in a traditional way, his message is thoroughly contemporary. The film corresponds with the current trend of women-centered movies focused on emancipation, carefully looking into deep-rooted patriarchal patterns and despite its costume entourage, relates easily to the “here and now”.
All these heavy-weighted topics are served in a light (but not neglectful) manner. A few years back, Leena Yadav tried similar unpretentious strategy in “Parched”, but her movie, also...
- 2/12/2020
- by Joanna Kończak
- AsianMoviePulse
Once in a decade or maybe twice, if we are lucky, an Indian film makes us proud to be who we are. "Hellaro" is one such rarity. It is much more than a film. The sum-total of its parts is so profoundly moving that the work defies a microcosmic assessment. And yet, to not probe into its layers to gauge how deep its undercurrents of emotions run, would be doing this great film a disservice.
Outwardly "Hellaro" is about a bunch of rural Gujarati women seeking emotional and physical empowerment circa 1975, during the days of the draconian Emergency, by defying the patriarchal embargo and doing the Garba.
This description is most inapt in summing what Hellaro does. This is akin to saying the Garba is about two sticks and one pair of feet.
There is such a sense of exhilaration and liberation in this dance form. Each time the women-folk...
Outwardly "Hellaro" is about a bunch of rural Gujarati women seeking emotional and physical empowerment circa 1975, during the days of the draconian Emergency, by defying the patriarchal embargo and doing the Garba.
This description is most inapt in summing what Hellaro does. This is akin to saying the Garba is about two sticks and one pair of feet.
There is such a sense of exhilaration and liberation in this dance form. Each time the women-folk...
- 11/18/2019
- GlamSham
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