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Why half of India's screens draw a blank? | Mint Explains | Mint
The video discusses the lopsided screen expansion in India that focuses on cities and states with better infrastructure and slants away from states like Bihar, Uttar Pradesh (UP), Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and the northeast. It also highlights the fact that the high cost of real estate is one of the biggest hindrances in building new cinema halls or multiplexes, which is where most major multiplexes would like to house their properties. Due to this, mid-scale, tightly budgeted Hindi movies are banking more on a niche release plan, which completely shuns under-screened markets in the country and instead focuses aggressively on areas where print and publicity costs can at least be redeemed. This leaves significant sections of the audience unable to view these films, and also deprives cinema owners and distributors of returns on films that do reach these areas. The video also mentions how the pandemic has worsened the situation, with the theatre-going audience in India shrinking by over 16%.
24 May 2023Bollywood looks beyond diaspora, seeks to tap unconventional markets
With the evolution of digital platforms, Indian content is finding an audience beyond native IndiansOver-the-top video streaming platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video which boast of rich libraries of Indian content, are seen in close to 190 countries
3 min read8 Jan 2020Indians watched 2,200 movies in theatres in 2019; most tickets booked in Delhi: Report
Among Tier-2 cities, the people of Jaipur, Lucknow and Visakhapatnam emerged as the ultimate movie fanaticsOverall, Tamil movie bookings increased by 78%, Telugu movies saw a leap of 116%, according to report released by Paytm Entertainment
1 min read4 Jan 2020The ghosts of Albert Pinto
With ‘Gully Boy’, ‘Bharat’ and ‘Super 30’, the working class has made a return to Hindi cinemaMainstream Hindi film’s engagement with labour issues had receded
8 min read28 Jul 2019A glimpse into history of Indian cinema through national museum
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the National Museum of Indian Cinema on 19 January
1 min read18 Jan 2019Rajinikanth’s ‘Petta’ leads Pongal box office collections
Rajinikanth's 'Petta' has made 35.50 crore in box office collections so far, competing with another action film, Ajith's 'Viswasam', that raked in 33.50 crore
1 min read14 Jan 2019Bollywood dances to South Indian beat with slew of remakes
Shahid Kapoor as a modern-day, love-struck 'Devdas' in the Hindi remake of Telugu movie 'Arjun Reddy' is only one of a plethora of upcoming Hindi remake of South Indian movies
3 min read21 Dec 2018From Korea to Poland, Indian films find new markets
The move to overseas territories may not be new for Indian cinema, but the leap to non-traditional markets that are not home to a large Indian diaspora is new
2 min read30 Aug 2018Beyond borders: The cinematic bond between India, China
The remarkable success of Dangal, Secret Superstar and Bajrangi Bhaijaan proves that the floodgates for Bollywood have opened in China
2 min read24 May 2018Box Office performances show local stories strike a chord with Bollywood audience
Indian audiences have begun to hold a mirror to themselves and relate to movies that deal with contemporary issues
3 min read9 Sep 2017Popular Topics
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