After being shut for over six months, theatres and multiplexes will be permitted to open with 50 percent capacity from October 15, the Ministry of Home Affairs said, releasing the Unlock 5 guidelines on Wednesday. A standard operating procedure (SOP) will be issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting for the same.
Shekhar Kapur will serve in this position till 3 March, 2023, said I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar.
The five films will be directed by Sudha Kongara, Gautham Menon, Suhasini Mani Ratman, Rajiv Menon, and Karthik Subbaraj.
The follow-up, Disney said, will explore the mythology of ‘The Lion King,’ including Mufasa’s origin story.
Online gaming the world over is poised for a disruption with the advent of 5G. It has the potential to turn this once ‘niche entertainment’ into an even bigger mass market phenomenon.
Israeli telco Cellcom has selected Kaltura to power its OTT service Cellcom TV.
Actor Shernaz Patel speaks about supervising the transition of theatre to benefit an online audience at Aadyam, and what this shift means to the artform’s future.
TRAI has rightly determined that there is no need to regulate OTT players at this time—and in doing so, is one of the first in the world to champion this approach.
Proposed facilities will include special studios for animation, web series, cartoon films, documentary, digital media etc. Apart from this, film production studios, outdoor units, special effects studios, hotels, clubhouses, workshops, entertainment spaces, shopping complexes, food courts, amusement parks and convention centres will also be built here.
With many big films making a beeline for festive releases in 2021, experts feel such days give a boost to the film’s prospects at the box office, and could bring the industry back on track.