Ever since the nationwide lockdown was imposed in March, theatres have been shut.
October 1, 2020MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday welcomed the move to do away with the compulsory playing of national anthem in cinema halls, saying the Central government had taken a wrong decision. The Hyderabad MP said he was in full agreement with the Supreme Court which modified its earlier order on the issue. The apex court …
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January 10, 2018The Central government on Monday asked the Supreme Court to put on hold its December 2016 order making mandatory the playing of national anthem in cinema halls and the audience to stand up during its rendition. Telling the top court that it has set-up an inter-ministerial committee for framing guidelines describing occasions and circumstances in …
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January 9, 2018The Central government on Monday asked the Supreme Court to put on hold its December 2016 order making mandatory the playing of national anthem in cinema halls and the audience to stand up during its rendition. Telling the top court that it has set-up an inter-ministerial committee for framing guidelines describing occasions and circumstances in …
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January 9, 2018China is expected to have over 60,000 cinema screens by 2020 which will make it the world’s largest film market, a top official said. According to Zhang Hongsen, deputy director of the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRFT), by 2020 China is expected to produce around 800 movies each year and …
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November 27, 2017