Television-Video-Cable wave of the 1980s & the 1990s was more dangerous for theatres than Covid-19: Vishek ChauhanVeteran exhibitor Vishek Chauhan says movie theatres have survived TV, streaming and the pandemic because they offer a shared viewing exper...
03 Aug, 2026, 05.42 PM IST
Multiplexes want tickets up to Rs 300 in 5% tax bracketThe Multiplex Association of India (MAI) is advocating for a GST rate revision, urging the government to lower the tax on cinema tickets pr...
27 Aug, 2025, 12.14 AM IST
Arclight falls on a new cinema model as PVR INOX spreads wings beyond India's metrosPVR INOX is strategically investing in a franchise-owned company-operated (FOCO) model to expand its reach beyond metropolitan areas, focus...
27 Apr, 2025, 11.16 AM IST
If tax on popcorn is a worry, try munching them in a movie hall. Thankfully, things may changeThe Indian government increased GST on caramel popcorn from 5% to 18%. This sparked discussions about the high cost of snacks in multiplexe...
28 Dec, 2024, 11.47 PM IST
Film Producer Tutu Sharma to launch multiplex chain Citara in tier-II and tier-III citiesFilm producer Tutu Sharma is launching Citara, a multiplex chain targeting tier-II and tier-III cities in India. The chain will offer ticke...
06 Nov, 2024, 10.29 AM IST
Mukta A2 Cinemas launches festive offer with ₹99 cap on F&BMukta A2 Cinemas has capped all food and beverage prices at ₹99 for the festive season to make cinema outings more affordable. COO Satwik L...
01 Oct, 2024, 01.48 PM IST
OTT about to dethrone multiplexes as India's go-to entertainment optionThe report forecast OTTs to become a Rs 12,000-crore market by 2023 — a major jump from Rs 2,590 crore in 2018. This rise reflects a compou...
26 Aug, 2022, 07.46 PM IST
Expect strong recovery in auto cycle in next 2 years: Motilal Oswal AMC‘Many of the auto ancillaries are servicing auto companies and some of them also have a replacement demand and these should do very well.’
28 Sep, 2020, 04.14 PM IST
SBICAP Sec has a buy rating on PVR, InoxThe brokerage has initiated coverage on PVR with a buy rating and target price of Rs 2150.
25 Sep, 2019, 08.02 AM IST
With 100 screens in 5 years, Miraj Cinemas takes movies to every corner of IndiaMiraj aims to get into the psyche of the audiences in small towns and cities, where the big players don’t have a foothold.
08 Mar, 2019, 08.21 AM IST
GST: Watching movies at cinema halls to cost you moreGST Council has fixed rate on movie tickets at 28 per cent , the highest rate slab which is also applicable for casinos and five-star hotel...
20 May, 2017, 02.03 AM IST
We are not up for sale: Siddharth Jain, Inox LeisureSiddharth Jain, director, Inox Leisure, also exhorted governments to reduce electricity and real estate prices before capping ticket prices.
15 May, 2017, 02.32 PM IST
Film tickets still priced above Rs 200; online portals, multiplexes flout Karnataka government's ruleThe maximum rate of Rs 200 per head is applicable to films of all languages. The restriction, however, will not apply to gold-class screens...
04 May, 2017, 11.01 AM IST
PVR opens 5-screen multiplex in Panvel, increases pan-India presencePVR, India’s largest cinema exhibition company, has opened the 5- screens multiplex at Orion Mall, taking its screen count in Maharashtra t...
25 May, 2016, 04.27 PM IST
- Multiplexes to add 200 screens as realty sector picks up steam
Multiplex chains are expected to add over 200 screens before March 2011 as some of the mall projects that were delayed due to the downturn ...
19 Aug, 2010, 01.27 AM IST
- Tough time for single-screen exhibitors
While the film industry is scripting new success stories, exhibitors of the single-screen variety are finding survival tough.
21 Mar, 2009, 12.01 AM IST
- Multiplexes are driving the shopping mall revolution
Cinema multiplexes are a perfect example of convergence of retail and entertainment across the mall and high-street organised shopping form...
14 Jun, 2007, 01.43 AM IST