With the cinema room in NCR and walking following the second wave of Covid-19, some drive-in theater in NCR has also begun to operate.
While most of these companies did not filter new releases as well, they involved the audience with themed weekend screenings.
On Sunday, Gurgaon’s Sunset Cinema Club combines the spirit of patriotic day independence with newly found madness for hockey in India to host special screening Shah Rukh Khan-Starrer Chak De! India.
Hockey has been discussed about quite a lot of courtesy of the appearance of Indian men and women at the Tokyo Olympics who have recently concluded.
The team won a bronze medal there – India was first in hockey in 41 years – while the woman’s team was finished fourth, their best results.
The twin victory has put the spotlight on hockey and consequently Chak de, the film most audiences connected with hockey.
Sahhil, the owner of the Sunset Cinema Club, said, “We want to filter a patriotic film for independence day but not necessarily the film war because it is not always seen a family.
We want something light and remember how hockey is correctly discussed now, chak de! India is fit Perfect.
“The committee said they received a good response to screening with around 20 cars present.
Playback is done with all Covid safety protocols, say the committee, with thermal screening and sanitization of audience members and keep the right social in the venue.