National Cinema Day: Brahmastra Tickets For Rs 75 And Other Details About One-Day-Only Discount
NDTV
National Cinema Day is being celebrated to mark the successful reopening of cinemas after COVID-19.
The Multiplex Association of India (MAI) and cinemas across the country are celebrating National Cinema Day on September 16 and offering tickets at a flat price of Rs 75. This will come as a surprise for moviegoers who have to shell out Rs 200-300 for a single ticket. The announcement comes days after movie theatres in the United States said they would celebrate their National Cinema Day on September 3 and offer tickets for a price as low as $3.
The theatre owners are celebrating the occasion to mark the successful reopening of cinemas after COVID-19 as a "thank you" gestures to moviegoers.
Through the initiative, the cinema halls also want to invite those people who have still not started going to theatres after the pandemic.
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