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Food inside multiplexes should be sold at regular prices, says Bombay High Court, reiterates theatres cannot prohibit outside food
• 7 years agoNoting that the cost of food and water inside multiplexes was exorbitant, the Bombay High Court on Thursday opined that it should be sold at regular prices
Bombay High Court says food and water prices inside multiplexes are 'exorbitant', asks owners to sell at regular rates
Fp Staff • 7 years agoMaharashtra government told Bombay High Court that the state will frame a policy on the issue after taking into consideration suggestions from both parties.
Bombay HC seeks Maharashtra govt's reply on PIL challenging ban on outside food in theatres
• 7 years agoThe Bombay High Court on Thursday directed the Maharashtra government to file a reply to a PIL challenging the prohibition on carrying outside food into movie theatres
Regal Cinema closure: Is there a lesson in the way Delhi's iconic theatre's last day played out?
Gautam Chintamani • 8 years agoRather than trying to catch-up with the rest in the multiplex race, spaces such as Regal Theatre should write their own narrative.
Dolby Labs to set up Dolby Atmos system in around 100 theatres in India this year
Fp Archives • 9 years agoThe American audio and video technology company Dolby Laboratories hopes to have its Dolby Atmos system installed in around 100 theatres this year, said a senior official.
MNS invokes Marathi pride over 'Gujjubhai the Great', gives diktat on regional film screenings
Fp Staff • 9 years agoThe Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has issued a diktat to theatres against screening other regional films in prime time hours, saying that the slot should be reserved only for Marathi films.
Compulsory screening of Marathi films: Maha legislature issues notice to Shobhaa De over tweets
Fp Archives • 10 years agoMaharashtra Legislature Principal Secretary has issued a notice to writer Shobhaa De asking her to explain her tweets about the state government's decision to make it mandatory for multiplexes to screen Marathi movies during prime time.
Maha govt relaxes norms for screening Marathi films: Prime time tweaked to 12-9 pm
Fp Staff • 10 years agoFacing flak for blocking prime slot for Marathi films in multiplexes, the BJP-led government in Maharashtra today eased the norms for screening of Marathi movies in multiplexes.
From Mughal-e-Azam to the multiplex: How cinema in #FreeIndia changed us
Fp Staff • 11 years agoAt least for many of us. In the following list, we try to encapsulate the landmark films and events that affected that way we watch Hindi films, the way we engage with them since independence.
Jana Gana Mana: Why we won't stand for one version of our national anthem
Apoorva • 12 years agoThe Maharashtra government has asked colleges and multiplexes to “maintain uniformity while broadcasting, playing or singing the national anthem”.