Ludhiana: relieved to the owner of multiplex and cinema, who suffered a big loss because of locking, people had begun to return to the cinema.
However, the owner is concerned about large quantities.
They did not lose hope on Vishwakarma Day, there was a big rush and some shows even became a household.
They also want the government, both central and state, to support them and take immediate action to give them financial support because it will take a long time for the industry to rise again.
Varinder Singh Chawla, the owner of the Multiplex near the train station, said, “We have opened after a gap for a few months and for the past four days, except for Vishwakarma Day, there has been a lukewarm response, although some new releases In Hindi, Punjabi and England.
Even though the situation was not so good, we were still very happy when we reopened our multiplex after the lock, there was no response.
I thought it would take a long time for the industry to return to Lunas.
This will take months The moon for the daily average selection to reach a 50% mark.
“Chawla revealed that the owner of the cinema and the owner of Multiplex was under major debt due to a prolonged one and a half year closure.
“Even now because of a low description, we have to spend money from our own pocket to keep our business running.
This is our appeal for the state and central government to come to our help and announce a help package or there will be permanent closure.
They must provide compensation to us for leasing and power bills, which form the main part of our expenses, “he added.
Sandep Gandhi, another Multiplex owner, “Four releases of new films brought help.
With more new releases scheduled for the coming days, we hope that more people will appear in Cinema Halls.
We have passed an unprecedented time and must Bearing a big loss.
We pay a fixed fee from our bags every month for more than a year without getting one penny.
This is our request to the government to release 18% GST ticket sales for at least six months.
“Manpreet Singh, General Manager Multiplex, said , “It’s nice to go back to work after a very large gap, even though we don’t get a big volume of business.
Now when fear on Coronavirus seems to be receding, we see that the majority of people have moved to the OTT platform to watch movies.
However, we did not lose Hope, especially after seeing a large number of people appeared on Vishwakarma day.
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Cinema hall began to see the biz , owners seek govt help
