
Some movies that released in multiplex screens had only 10 per cent occupancy," Datar said. Most of the theatre owners wish to wait and watch. "This was primarily because there was no picture flow and the SoPs are not ready. Nitin Datar, who heads the Single Screen Cinema Exhibitors Association, said 70 per cent of the single screens in the state did not open on Friday.

Only people who have taken both doses of the COVID-19 vaccines and those showing safe status on Aarogya Setu app will be allowed entry at these establishments.Spitting will not be allowed and thermal screening at entry points will be mandatory.Moviegoers will be required to wear masks, and hand sanitisers will be made available at the establishments and washrooms, it was stated.As per the norms, show timings will have to be staggered, and sale of only packaged food items and beverages will be allowed.Maharashtra government has made the use of mask and social distancing compulsory.Here are guidelines for movie-goers in Maharashtra:


The state government had last week issued guidelines for reopening cinema halls, drama theatres and auditoriums by allowing them to operate with 50 per cent seating capacity. However, according to sources in the entertainment industry, at least 70 per cent of single-screen movie halls in the state did not reopen, while a majority of multiplexes commenced operations during the day. These establishments, shut after the second wave hit the state, have reopened just ahead of Diwali in line with the state government's policy to ease coronavirus-related curbs Earlier, the state government had allowed the reopening of religious places and schools for Classes 8 to 12. At least 70 per cent of single-screen movie halls in the state did not reopen, while a majority of multiplexes commenced operations during the day.įollowing several months of closure, cinema halls, drama theatres and auditoriums reopened in Maharashtra on Friday with 50 per cent seating capacity and COVID-19 protocols as the second wave of the pandemic appears to be ebbing in the state.
