as cinema halls and theatre look forward to reopening on october 22 the marathi film industry singlescreen theatres and multiplexes gear up for releases while rohit shetty confirms sooryavanshis release date on diwali on saturday ranveer singh announced the date of his upcoming film 83 also starring addinath kothare chirag patil for a christmas release bollywood stars were quick to react to the news as varun dhawan arjun kapoor bhumi pednekar and ranvir shorey among other celebs expressed their excitement about the reopening of theatres in maharashtra we spoke with filmmakers cinema hall owners and cinemagoers about their reaction to theatres reopening after months of remaining shut amid covid scarerohit shetty announced the release of his film sooryavanshii request the government to consider reopening cinema halls with 100 per cent occupancy the producers get 30 per cent share only if there is a full house we had been eagerly waiting for the reopening of theatres says directorproducer kedar shinde after months of remaining shut since march 2020 cinema halls and theatres were reopened in november last year however they had to be shut again in april 2021 after the second wave of coronavirus that led to the rise in the number of positive cases in india multiplex owners actors and filmmakers and been requesting the state government allow theatres and auditoriums to reopen however the mva government said it was treading cautiously due to the fear of a third wavealok tandon ceo inox leisure ltd says we are confident that with this muchawaited announcement content producers would also plan their releases which should strengthen the hindi film content pipeline in the months to come and usher in better health for the cinema exhibition industrywhats the plan for singlescreen theatresabrar memon film exhibitor and distributor for punes singlescreen theatres like victory vasant neelayam rahul 70 mm while theatre owners are still waiting for the sops abrar feels that much like the previous year 50 per cent occupancy will be allowed while double vaccination might become mandatory for both staff and cinegoers sooryavanshi and eternals are great films to start after theatres reopen because these films have actionpacked sequences and are high on entertainment quotient this will help us pull the audience back to the theatre were hoping that these two films will run till november and do good business says abrar abrar feels it is imperative that marathi films too are released in the coming months it is primarily the singlescreen theatres that screen marathi films and they too need to get release dates soon he adds sagar joshi 35 a fitness instructor from pune is excited that the theatres are finally reopening while ott platforms have been a huge respite in the lockdown and the absence of big screens in the past year there are certain films that are best enjoyed in multiplexes and on big screens i am both excited and grateful that cinema halls are finally opening he adds waiting for the sopssenior officials said though sops are