Mumbai: The Maharashtra Government on Tuesday issued a standard operating procedure (SOP) to reopen the theater, multiplex and auditorium in the state of October 22, by saying that the company will be permitted to operate at a capacity of 50% and no food or drink can be served .
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SOP does not specify a vaccine mandate for movie visitors.
Also, because it entered the mall is limited to individuals who are fully vaccinated and those under the age of 18, enter into multiplex which are located in the mall will be given to the film ticket show.
Thus who is not vaccinated or some vaccinated can also enter multiplex in the mall after showing their tickets at the entrance of the mall and multiplex.
Masks must be used mandatory all the time.
The state government has also nodded for other cultural events to be arranged in open places to the air or even a closed auditorium from October 22, and the SOP registered by the state will also apply to this event too.
According to the SOP, only staff are fully vaccinated (14 days after the second dose) such as Ushers, food handling staff and cleanliness staff will be permitted.
Other sops include cleaning the auditorium after each screening, surprising time films to avoid crowding, and regular cleaning and the theater area disinfection.
Theater and auditorium reopened in the country last November after a decline in the first wave and closed again to the theater of the March happy, the long interval was finally set to end the state government has included additional SOPs for drama auditories because there was an element of Live shows.
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All artistes must be fully vaccinated, and props and items that are often touched must be frequently dissident, the state of SOP.
No guests are allowed to mingle with players in the green room or even on the stage.
The use of makeup items such as brushes and combs must be separated for each artist.
But despite the norms of prevention of Covid for strict screening and cinema, artists and workers behind the relief stage they can finally continue their work after a long interval.
Maktor-producer Makard Deshpande concluded the mood, said, “It’s a good start.” Actor Vijay Patkar, who is President Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Chitrapat Mahamandal, said, “Shri Ganesh yet Hua (it is the beginning of welcome).
My dominant feeling is one of the happiness that is at least after half a year – half of the unemployed, the worker behind our stage , Tamasha artist can continue income.
“Patkar has organized demonstrations urging the state government to reopen the theater for the welfare of traditional artists and players, especially from the Mofussil region, which has fallen in difficult times.
However, said Patkar, it was the same as “50% residential less than adequate.” “If we allow 50%, we might only get 30% because the audience is still vigilant.
Given the covid wave ebbing, I feel at least 75% of occupancy must be permitted.
Compliance norms are also tight.
But we will obey all the rules,” he said.
The film trade association echoed a similar feeling.
BN Tiwari, President of the Western Indian Employee Federation said, “Bottomline is after 18 months, we are a happy theater can start filtering the film once again.
During a pandemic, movies-visitors are used to watching movies on other mobile phones and digital platforms, and prolonged digital platforms This is not good for the media cinema business.
In addition, now, people have adjusted to the Covid protocol such as masks and sanitisers.
And now the mall only allows visitors who are fully vaccinated, the public is familiar with it too.
“The minister of cultural affairs Amit Deshmukh said that while the state government wants to open all sector and provide assistance to people Related to the sector, it is mandatory for all of them to be responsible and follow all the covid-related guidelines set.