Movie theaters allowed to reopen but won’t till next month

Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad Multiplex Association has decided to re-open the theatres in July despite the permission given by the Government to re-open the theatres from 27th June 2021 with 50 % capacity.

The association informed that it is not possible to suddenly re-open the theatre due to several reasons including lack of staff, technical faults and requirement of cleaning as they had remained closed for a duration of more than 2 months. The theatres will be re-opened in around the first week of July only after all the re-arrangements are completed.

Only English and Gujarati movies will be shown till two weeks after re-opening the theatres and Hindi movies will be shown after 15 July. The Covid-19 guidelines will be strictly observed when the theatres re-open in July.

As per the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) of Covid-19, the temperature of AC will be kept between 23 to 30 Degree, Covid-19 awareness film of the duration of 1 minute will be projected before the show or before or after the interval, only packaged food will be allowed, online booking will be preferred, cleaning after the end of each show will be required, PPE kits and shoes will be necessary for the staff and usage of sanitizer will be mandatory for the audience in the theatres. DeshGujarat