IPL matches won't be screened at multiplexes. Here's why

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.

Multiplexes to wear deserted look, starting April 4.

Yash Chopra, Mukesh Bhatt, Mahesh Bhatt, Sanjeev Bhargava (CEO-Studio 18) and Siddharth Roy Kapoor (CEO-UTV) attended.

Two weeks back, when the producers told the 'plex owners about their decision, the 'plexes decided to wait this banu00a0 out and instead, show the Indian Premier League matches on the big screen, and make a killing.
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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