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State Culture Department prepares SOP relating to reopening of cinema halls closed for over six months due to coronavirus pandemic.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday stated makes an attempt to malign and “finish off” the Hindi movie business or “to shift it” will not be tolerated.
Mr. Thackeray’s assertion got here in opposition to the backdrop of probes by a number of businesses into actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s dying and its media protection which was seen by some as a deliberate marketing campaign to goal Bollywood.
“Moves to finish off the film industry or shift it elsewhere will never be tolerated,” an announcement from the Chief Minister’s Office quoted Mr. Thackeray as saying at a gathering with multiplex and theater homeowners.
Mumbai was not solely the nation’s monetary capital but additionally its leisure capital, he stated.
“Bollywood enjoys a following across the globe. The film industry generates huge employment. In the last few days, attempts have been made to malign the image of the film industry by certain quarters which is painful,” he stated.
The BJP authorities in Uttar Pradesh lately introduced a plan to create a movie metropolis in that State to woo film-makers.
Mr. Thackeray knowledgeable cinema and multiplex homeowners on the assembly that the State Culture Department has ready a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) relating to reopening of cinema halls which have been closed for over six months due to coronavirus pandemic.
The determination about reopening cinema halls will be taken on the earliest after the SOP is finalised, he stated.
“The government is positive about it. Entertainment industry is a means to boost the State’s economy and the government is keen to restart it,” the Chief Minister stated.
“In a cinema hall, people are in one room for nearly two hours and hence we want to ensure complete cleanliness and sanitisation as well as physical distancing. There is a need to ensure that only 50% seats are occupied,” he stated.
Culture minister Amit Deshmukh stated precedence will be given to the security of film-goers, although reopening of cinema halls will enhance the economic system.
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