Large parts of India shut down to protest the recent hike in petrol prices.u00a0"We were shut till six in the evening. Now, we have started working again. We waited till five in the evening, then we thought we will take a call," Ashish Saxena, COO of Big Cinemas, told IANS.

Last Friday seven Hindi films were released -- "Arjun: The Warrior Prince", "Chutki Bajaa Ke", "Love Recipe", "Love Wrinkle Free", "MLA", "Rakhtbeej" and "Yeh Khula Aasmaan".u00a0Most of them were small-budget movies and the estimated loss faced due to the shutdown is approximately around Rs.1,00,000 per theatre.