Cinematography Act doesn't allow broadcast of live matches
Cinematography Act doesn't allow broadcast of live matches
Last evening, the producers' combine met to formally announce that they would not be releasing any films at multiplexes, April 4 onwards.
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Yash Chopra, Mukesh Bhatt, Mahesh Bhatt, Sanjeev Bhargava (CEO-Studio 18) and Siddharth Roy Kapoor (CEO-UTV) attended.
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Multiplex chains began pitching for the telecast rights of Indian Premier League (IPL) matches. IPL chief Lalit Modi even acknowledged it at a press meet recently by saying, "It is an ongoing process.
We have invited bids from the multiplexes. However, the multiplexes in the city in which the match is played will not show it live. For instance, a match held in Mumbai can't be shown there."
An industry source says, "The multiplexes wanted to show the matches following a drought of movies starting April 4. Apparently, the multiplexes cannot show the matches because of the Cinematography Act, 1952.
The Act states that all forms of media due for telecast on the big screen has to be censored and should obtain a certificate from the local censor board, something no live event can obtain.
Secondly, all media should in the 35mm format. On these two grounds, the 'plexes can't showcase live matches."
Seven films a week
Beginning April 4, there will be no releases in theatres. So we will see an abundance of releases this week and next. Here is a list of all the films up for release due to the strike scare!
On March 20
Barah Aana
Cast: Naseeruddin Shah
STRAIGHT
Cast: Vinay Pathak, Gul Panag
FIRAAQ
Cast: Paresh Rawal and Naseeruddin Shah
ALOO CHAAT
Cast: Aftab Shivdasni and Aamna Shariff
LOTTERY
Cast: Abhijeet Sawant
Confessions of a Shopaholic
Cast: Isla Fisher
On 27th March
EK THE POWER OF ONE
Cast: Bobby Deol and Nana Patekar
AA DEKHEN ZARA
Cast: Neil Nitin Mukesh and Bipasha Basu
VIDESH
Cast: Preity Zinta
Sikandar
Cast: R Madhavan
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