Â´DDLJÂ´ :The Only Hindi Film Doing Well In Bombay !

Â´DDLJÂ´ :The Only Hindi Film Doing Well In Bombay !
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Cinemas all over India are, perhaps, facing the worst time of their existence. In 1986, cinemas in Maharashtra had downed shutters in their fight against the state government for reduction in entertainment tax. Around that time, cinemas in Uttar Pradesh had also closed down, again to protest against government inaction. Barring such closures, cinemas in the country have never had it as bad as in the present times when producers have announced a halt to all new Hindi film releases.

A main cinema like New Excelsior in Bombay will conduct only two shows daily (of a repeat-run film, 'Dhoom:2') throughout this week (April 24-30) as there is no film to run. What’s even more surprising is that the last show will not be conducted at the cinema. It was probably during the Indo-Pakistan war in 1971 that cinemas in the country had been forced to cancel (or, in some cases, change the timings of) the night shows. New Excelsior is not conducting night shows this week not merely because there aren’t many films to run but also because collections in this show are dismal, thanks to the ongoing IPL cricket matches.

Incidentally, the only Hindi film doing well in Bombay during this lean period is Aditya Chopra’s 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'. Even in its 705th combined week at Maratha Mandir cinema, it collected Rs. 30,496 in matinee shows. It had collected Rs. 24,151 in its 704th week (in 6 instead of 7 shows).

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