Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Prakash Javadekar, on Tuesday, June 2, made it clear that the cinema halls will remain closed for at least 97 days before a call to reopen them is made by the government. He said that the demand of opening of cinema halls will be examined after a careful review of the status of Covid-19 pandemic is taken in the month of June.
The announcement by Union Minister came while he held a video conference with Association of Film Producers, cinema exhibitioners and film industry representatives.
According to a note issued by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting on June 2, the meeting was convened to discuss the problems being faced by the industry in the backdrop of the novel Coronavirus or Covid-19 pandemic.