PVR Cinemas to add 75 screens this year across country, take total past 650

Multiplex chain to add facilities in Pune, Mysore and Jammu, targets 1,000 screens by 2020 in India

Multiplex chain PVR Cinemas is planning to add around 75 screens during the current financial year, raising its total capacity to around 650.

The company will be adding facilities in various locations including Pune, Mysore, Jammu and others during the year, adding to the current capacity of 584 screens across 127 properties in 50 cities. Last year, it added around 48 screens, said Gautam Dutta, CEO, PVR Ltd.

"This will include both malls and standalone properties," he added.

The company on Wednesday launched a 5-screen property at Grand Galada Centre Mall, Chennai. They will be adding two more properties in