: With cinemas set to reopen in Maharashtra from October 22, the release calendar is hotting up #IndiaNEWS Ultimate proof of the importance of Maharashtra as a market for Hindi films was provided on

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With cinemas set to reopen in Maharashtra from October 22, the release calendar is hotting up #IndiaNEWS
Ultimate proof of the importance of Maharashtra as a market for Hindi films was provided on Sunday, with producers competing with each other to schedule releases for long-delayed projects.The day after the Uddhav Thackeray-led state government decided to reopen movie theatres from October 22, movies ranging from Sooryavanshi to Jayeshbhai Jordaar booked their slots on the calendar. The announcements went on late into the night and spilt over into Monday.Maharashtra, which has close to 1,000 screens, contributes an estimated 30% to the box-office earnings of most films. Even though theatres in the rest of the country (except Kerala) have been functioning (though at 50% because of the coronavirus pandemic), many producers had postponed their films until Maharashtra opened. Despite the fact that cinemas in Maharashtra will be allowed to sell only half the number of seats in their halls, the state government’s decision is an undeniable booster shot for show business.The first to get off the starting line is the Pratik Gandhi-starrer Bhavai, which has been pushed from October 2 to October 22. Rohit Shetty’s police drama Sooryavanshi is scheduled for November 5. Starring Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif, the movie is a spinoff from Shetty’s “copverse�, which includes the Singham films and Simmba. Sooryavanshi includes cameos from the stars in those films, Ajay Devgn and...Read more

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