Karan Johar urges Delhi govt to keep cinemas open, earns Twitter’s ire for being ‘inconsiderate’

India has been witnessing a rise in Covid-19 cases, due to which several states in the country have announced guidelines and restrictions in order to combat the spread. The national capital has announced night curfew while completely shutting theatres in the city.

Film-maker Karan Johar recently took to Twitter to urge the Delhi government to allow cinema halls to remain open. The 49-year-old director said that movie theatres are safer than most outdoor spaces as it is possible to maintain a hygienic environment and control social distancing norms in them.

Johar wrote, "we urge the Delhi government to allow the cinema halls to operate.Cinemas are equipped with better ability to ensure a hygienic environment while maintaining social distancing norms as compared to out-of-home settings.” Before Johar, the Producers Guild of India had also urged to keep the cinemas open.




Johar's request comes at a time when sharp rising cases of the variant of coronavirus, Omicron have compelled the state governments to impose night curfews, shut down markets and take several other measures to stop the spread of the virus.

Delhi on Thursday reported 25 fresh Omicron cases, taking the total tally to 263, while Covid cases surpassed the 1,000 mark for the first time in the last seven months. The city reported 1,313 cases on Thursday.

Netizens, therefore, were quick to slam the film-maker for making such a request amid rising omicron cases, and called him out for being inconsiderate.








In 2022, Johar has a lot of irons in the fire, with films like ‘Liger’ starring Vijay Deverakonda, Ananya Panday, and Mike Tyson as well as the tentpole release ‘Brahmāstra’ starring Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor.

'Brahmastra' has been in the making for a while. An epic fantasy saga, this film is heavy on CGI which makes it a good theatre watch. The film’s release date had been pushed several times in the past, and has now been scheduled for 9 September, 2022.