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Multiplex operators ask Centre to reopen cinema halls as losses mount

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has permitted cinema halls to function from October 1 in the state

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Multiplex operators also hope that guidelines issued by the Centre for reopening would address the critical issue of capacity permitted within movie halls.

Viveat Susan Pinto Mumbai
The country's leading multiplex operators on Monday said that losses were growing and jobs were at stake with theatres shut for six months. On Saturday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that cinema halls in the state could function with 50 viewers or less from October 1.

However, multiplex operators said that the Centre would have to issue guidelines before the states stepped in. "We welcome what the chief minister of West Bengal has said. However, the Ministry of Home Affairs would first have to issue guidelines as part of the Unlock programme, following which states could come out with