In the wake of rising cases of Omicron variant in the capital, the Delhi government on Tuesday issued a yellow alert in the state, following which cinema halls in Delhi have been closed. Theaters in Delhi were allowed to operate with 100 percent capacity after the cases of Covid-19 decreased. The decision to close the theaters has raised the concerns of the exhibitors. The Multiplex Association has appealed to the Delhi government not to completely shut down the cinema halls, supported by Varun Dhawan and Kriti Sanon.
MAI Statement on shut down of Delhi Cinemas pic.twitter.com/VsgM6wR1lu
— Multiplex Association Of India (@MAofIndia) December 28, 2021
Due to the night curfew already imposed in many states, the number of shows of films has come down, which is also affecting the box office collections. Even if cinema halls are running, with 50 percent capacity. At the same time, due to the complete closure of cinema halls in Delhi, the business of films will be affected, due to which the Multiplex Association has requested the Delhi Government to reconsider this decision. The association has requested the Delhi government not to shut down cinema halls completely, but allow them to operate with the requirement of double vaccination certificates and 50 percent seats, as is happening in Maharashtra. The association says that there have been no reports of corona explosion from any cinema hall in the world. Cinemas are following the rules with utmost seriousness. Supporting this appeal, Varun Dhawan and Kriti Sanon wrote in an Instagram story– Must read and help spread it so that it gets attention.
Many big-budget and big star cast films are ready for release in the first month of 2022 and these films are being heavily promoted these days. The first major release is RRR, which is coming up on January 7. According to sources associated with the film, RRR will come on the scheduled date despite the closure of cinema halls in Delhi. Rajamouli, Ram Charan, and NTR are promoting the film in Kerala on Wednesday after wrapping up the promotions in Mumbai.
Prabhas and Pooja Hegde’s Radhe Shyam will hit the theaters on January 14. Promotion of this film is going on and till now there is no information about the postponement of release. The third big release of January is Akshay Kumar’s Prithviraj, which will hit the theaters on January 21. However, the market of speculation is hot about this Yash Raj Films film. There were reports of the release of the film’s trailer on December 27, but it was not released. Akshay is currently enjoying a vacation in the Maldives with his family. John Abraham, Jacqueline Fernandez, and Rakul Preet Singh’s attack is coming on 28 January. There is no information yet regarding the change in the release date of this film. However, the promotions of the film are yet to pick up the pace.