Bihar voters get 50% discount on movie tickets: Bollywood News
Those who voted in Bihar on June 1 have a sweet treat in store: New films released this week have gotten off to a strong start, in part because the ticket price for all films is a flat 99 rupees.
Now, in an unprecedented move, cinemas in the state of Bihar have been told to offer a 50 percent discount on film tickets to anyone who voted in Saturday’s Lok Sabha elections.
“We have been asked to provide 50 per cent concession at polling booths from Sunday onwards, which means the increase in footfall will continue this weekend too,” said Kumar Abhishek, cinema manager at Kone Complex Patna.
Sharan Sharma’s Mahi and his wife While it opened with a stellar performance of over Rs 6 crore on Friday, Abhinay Deo’s Savi On the first day, it collected around Rs 2 crore and the figure is expected to grow further on Sunday.
Kumar Abhishek said, “In previous releases too, Srikanth, Laapataa Ladies and Bhaiyaji “The film industry is making a decent amount of money at the box office, but it’s not enough to make the industry happy. The financial incentives to get people to the theaters only work if the films are good. The films released this week were well received by those who saw them. Now is the time for those on the fence to take the plunge.”
The important thing is, Savi Divya Khosla plays the lead role in the film. Anil Kapoor plays a key role and was paid a huge amount for his performance. Savirefused to engage in any publicity activities.
Also read: Abhinay Deo talks about Divya Khosla-starrer ‘Savi’: ‘The biggest challenge was making the mythology relevant for modern times’
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