cinema screenings some of these have been launched recently as well sahil kapoor who has launched drivein cinemas in multiple cities including gurgaon says the whole point of drivein cinema is about creating an experience often people cant recall where they watched a particular movie however the drivein cinema experience is unforgettable in that sense we see a lot of couples at our screenings once a couple brought their own table and chair and they decorated it with flowers and candles there are a lot of couples who bring fairy lights cushions blankets and even decorate their car for a movie date we show a lot of romcoms and romantic films like the holiday jab we met and ddlj there was one client who wanted to propose at our drivein cinema so we created a proposal movie for him there was another couple who wanted to celebrate their anniversary at our cinema so they booked the entire drivein theatre after the second wave besides couples drivein cinemas have also received bookings from corporates who want to organise screenings for their employees and clients a staff member at a multiplex drivein says we have been showing the latest releases with topnotch projection system its a hybrid experience for them as they are in a public setting but also have their own private spacesahil believes this is not a fleeting trend we have been organising these driveins for years in gurgaon but during the pandemic we expanded to seven cities it is not a replacement for cinema halls but it has its own charm he saysevent managers are exploring drivein concerts too but permissions are a hassleevent organisers have also been trying to organise drivein concerts since last year but with no luck an event organiser who floated this proposal last year says after multiple concerts were hosted across the world at drivein venues we wanted to give it a go but we havent heard back from the concerned authorities we submitted our proposals in delhi and gurgaon which have neither been accepted nor rejected while no drivein concerts have been organised in india earlier this year the country saw several drivein fashion shows drivein cinemas are also making a comeback in the us the earliest versions of driveins appeared in the 1910s in camden new jersey over the years driveins came up across the us and before blowing up in a major way in the 1950s studios even prepared separate movie prints for drivein theatres as people would complain about dark cinematography which was not ideal for the outdoors in the 1990s several movies were released in drivein cinemas around 300 drivein cinemas are functional in the us today according to the united drivein theatre owners association us the pandemic alsorenewed affection for drivein cinemas in europe