Yet another cinema of the Carnival chain had to down shutters per force. Blue City Carnival in Jodhpur closed down from today (31st August) when the Jodhpur Vidhyut Nigam Ltd. disabled its electrical connection for non-payment of electricity bill.
The position of Carnival is going from bad to worse. Unable to meet costs, the chain has been defaulting in payment of electricity bills as also clearing of dues of distributors. As a result, many distributors have stopped giving the chain their films until the chain clears their old dues. A couple of distributors have also dragged the chain to court for recovery of their dues.