Believe it or not but a good number of cinemas in Maharashtra are in no mood to reopen whenever the state government grants them permission to do so. And just why? Their logic is that the government must first grant them their demands, otherwise it does not make sense to restart operations.
Like cinemas in other states, cinemas in Maharashtra also are demanding that the fixed part of their electricity bills for the lockdown period be cancelled, property tax not be charged for the period, etc. The state government has promised to look into the matter but besides mere promises, exhibitors in the state have not been able to get anything concrete. Single-screen cinemas in particular are not very keen to reopen till their “genuine demands” are met.
