Will Chief Minister Vijay bring back Tamil Nadu’s 4 AM FDFS culture? Exhibitors make an EMOTIONAL appeal: “Early morning shows are the lifeline of cinemas” : Bollywood News

There was a time when cinemas would screen just four shows a day, usually beginning around 11:30 am or 12 noon. But with the advent of multiplexes, the system changed. Exhibitors began experimenting with 9:00 am and 10:00 am shows, and the strategy worked. For high-profile releases, cinemas even started organizing shows earlier than that, […]

Bhool Chuk Maaf’s last minute OTT release faces backlash from exhibitors: “Opening advances and then pulling out of releasing a film is UNHEARD of. This NEVER happens, that too on the last day” : Bollywood News

Dinesh Vijan has been a darling of exhibitors as his films like Stree 2, Chhaava, Munjya etc. have done extraordinary business in cinemas. But on the morning of May 8, he broke the hearts of cinema owners across the country. An announcement came from the makers that Bhool Chuk Maaf, their next film starring Rajkummar Rao and Wamiqa […]

Exhibitors furious as Bhool Chuk Maaf skips theatrical release for OTT: Betrayal or smart move, what really happened? : Bollywood News

While the official reason being cited for the sudden and unprecedented cancellation of Rajkummar Rao’s latest comedy Bhool Chuk Maaf is Operation Sindoor, many insiders I spoke to feel there’s more to this last-minute withdrawal than meets the eye. An irate film distributor from Bihar, who wishes to remain anonymous, called the shocking reversal “a […]