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Karan Johar urges Delhi govt to reopen cinema halls shut due to COVID-19

| @indiablooms | Dec 31, 2021, at 05:03 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Leading Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar has urged the Delhi government to reopen cinema halls which have been shut due to COVID-19 spike.

In a tweet, Johar said, "We urge the Delhi Government to allow cinemas to operate. Cinemas are equipped with better ability to ensure a hygienic environment while maintaining social distancing norms as compared to other out-of-home settings."

A delegation of the Multiplex Association of India (MAI) on Thursday morning met Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and highlighted the adverse economic situation being faced by the Film and Cinema industry due to COVID induced multiple shutdowns since March 2020.

The Deputy Chief Minister was informed that the government's decision to shut down cinemas in Delhi while enforcing the ‘yellow’ alert of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) has caused massive uncertainty leading to big film releases, such as 'Jersey', being cancelled, MAI stated.

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