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Multiplex, high-rise building to pull curtains on Iconic Chandan cinema
Updated On: 29 December, 2018 07:50 PM IST | Mumbai | Sonil Dedhia
Single-screen theatre in Juhu, which is a haven for fans of masala potboilers, is unable to sustain and will go in for redevelopment
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Chandan Cinema is a 650-seater theatre. Pic/Sameer Markande
Six months after reports of Regal cinema staring at a shutdown, we hear Juhu's 45-year-old Chandan cinema will soon down its shutters. Owner Sameer Joshi confirmed the development and said, "Yes, we are shutting down, but we haven't decided when exactly. Chandan loyalists needn't be worried because we will be coming up with multiple screens."
"We aren't partnering with any cinema chains. it was purely a business decision between the Wadhwa Group and us." He blamed the kind of films for falling footfall. "There are very few movies today that cater to the masses. For a single screen cinema like us, which is a 650-seater, we struggle to fill even 100 seats." Joshi adds that the slide has also increased since web streaming platforms came in. "People are looking at alternative modes of entertainment. Netflix and Amazon has kind of ruined the business."
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