Good news for moviegoers! After a seven- month long hiatus, movie theatres are opening from October 15, 2020. With cinemas halls opening their gates, there are a few big Bollywood films that are scheduled to re-release this week. Sushant Singh Rajput and Sara Ali Khan’s 2018 film Kedarnath, Ajay Devgn, Kajol and Saif Ali Khan’s period drama Tanhaji, Ayushmann Khurrana’s Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan, Taapsee Pannu’s Thappad, Disha Patani, Aditya Roy Kapur ‘s Malang and Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff’s action flick War are all set to re-release in theatres.
Trade Analyst and film critic Taran Adarsh took to Twitter and shared a list of films that will again see the light of the day. He tweeted, “As cinemas ready to reopen their doors from this week onwards, the list of Hindi films scheduled for re-release this week is officially announced… Tanhaji, Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan, Malang, Kedarnath, and Thappad. More films will be scheduled in coming days”.
“The list of Hindi films re-releasing in cinemas keeps growing… In addition to the five titles mentioned earlier, there’s a prominent addition to the list: War… More films will be scheduled in coming days,” his tweet further read.
Besides, Bollywood films, movie theatres will also be re-releasing some of the prominent punjabi films. These films are Ammy Virk and Sonam Bajwa’s Muklawa, Gippy Grewal’s Carry On Jatta 2, Amrinder Gill’s Chal Mera Putt 1 and Diljit Dosanjh’s Sardar Ji 2.
As per the new unlock 5 guidelines, theatres and multiplexes will be allowed to open from October 15. Auditoriums, however, will be allowed to operate with only 50 percent. From installing and using Aarogya Setu App to sanitising the hall after every show, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) has released Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) which need to be followed by all cinema halls and multiplexes.
On a related note, multiplex chains including, PVR, INOX, Carnival and Cinepolis have decided to not screen few of the films, released on online video streaming platforms during the cornavirus induced lockdown.
These films include late actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s last film Dil Bechara, Vidya Balan’s Shakuntala Devi, Amitabh Bachchan’s Gulabo Sitabo, Khuda Haafiz, Sadak 2 and biopic Gunjan Saxena :The Kargil Girl.
Needless to say, filmgoers can now heave a sigh of relief.
