“National Cinema Day will be held at more than 4000 participating screens and will include cinema screens of PVR, INOX, CINEPOLIS, CARNIVAL, MIRAJ, CITYPRIDE, ASIAN, MUKTA A2, MOVIE TIME, WAVE, M2K, DELITE and many others”, said another tweet.  Mumbai: On National Cinema Day, over 4000 theatres across India will be... The post appeared first on .

Mumbai Dec 30 PTI The Producers Guild of India on Thursday urged the Delhi government to permit the functioning of theatres stating that the cinemas provide a safe space for the viewersFollowing a surge in COVID-19 cases due to the emergence of the Omicron variant Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had on Tuesday declared a yellow alert in the state which led to shut down of schools colleges cinemas and gymsThe guild which has around 150 companies as members reassured the Delhi government that the theatres are equipped to nurture a hygienic environment for the audience as they follow all the necessary COVID-19 guidelinesWe urge the Delhi Government to allow cinemas to operate Cinemas are equipped with better ability to ensure a hygienic environment while maintaining social distancing norms as compared to other out-of-home settings LtGovDelhi ArvindKejriwal OfficeOfDyCM cinemasaresafe the tweet shared by the Producers Guild of India readThe association also shared the statement that the Multiplex Association of India MAI had put up on social media earlier in the dayA delegation of MAI members on Thursday met Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and requested his intervention in allowing cinema halls to reopen in the national capitalOwing to rise in COVID-19 cases in Delhi and Maharashtra the makers of Shahid Kapoor-starrer Jersey had to postpone the release date of the movie three days before it was to bow out in cinema halls on December 31 PTI KKP RDS RDS